Concepts of Urban-Environmental History / / ed. by Detlev Mares, Sebastian Haumann, Martin Knoll.

In history, cities and nature are often treated as two separate fields of research. »Concepts of Urban-Environmental History« aims to bridge this gap. The contributions to this volume survey major concepts and key issues which have shaped recent debates in the field. They address unresolved question...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
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Place / Publishing House:Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Umwelt- und Klimageschichte ; 1
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Physical Description:1 online resource (294 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Urban-Environmental History as a Field of Research --
Technosphere --
Socio-Natural Sites --
Materiality and Practice Theory --
Path-Dependency and Trajectories --
Risk and Resilience --
Sustainability --
Urban Metabolism --
Material Flows and Circular Thinking --
Urban Infrastructure and the Cultural Turn --
Cities and Rivers --
Urban Energy Consumption, Mobility and Environmental Legacies --
Animals in Urban-Environmental History --
Mobilities, Migration and Demography --
Heritage, Renewal and the Construction of Identity in Urban History --
Urban Heritage and Urban Development --
Village—Small Town—Metropolis --
European Periphery --
Urban-Environmental Perspectives in History Teaching --
Authors --
Acknowledgements
Summary:In history, cities and nature are often treated as two separate fields of research. »Concepts of Urban-Environmental History« aims to bridge this gap. The contributions to this volume survey major concepts and key issues which have shaped recent debates in the field. They address unresolved questions and future challenges. As a handbook, the collection offers a comprehensive overview for researchers and students, both from a historical and an interdisciplinary background.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783839443750
9783110696295
9783110704716
9783110704518
9783110704730
9783110704525
9783110696301
9783111025124
9783110689617
DOI:10.1515/9783839443750?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Detlev Mares, Sebastian Haumann, Martin Knoll.