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Forman, Richard T. T.
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Urban regions [Elektronisk resurs]ecology and planning beyond the city /Richard T.T. Forman.
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Publicerad:Cambridge :Publicerad:Cambridge University Press,Publicerad:2008
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1 v.ill., maps.
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LIBRIS-ID:11208569
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ISBN:0511407130
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ISBN:9780511407130
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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With land planning, socioeconomics and natural systems as foundations, this book combines urban planning and ecological science in examining urban regions. Writing for graduate students, academic researchers, planners, conservationists and policy makers, and with the use of informative urban-region color maps, Richard Forman analyzes 38 urban regions from 32 nations, including London, Chicago, Ottawa, Brasilia, Cairo, Seoul, Bangkok, Canberra, and a major case study of the Greater Barcelona region. Alternative patterns of urbanization spread (including sprawl) are evaluated from the perspective of nature and people, stating land-use principles extracted from landscape ecology, transportation and hydrology. Good, bad and interesting spatial patterns for creating sustainable land mosaics are pinpointed, and urban regions are considered in broader contexts, from climate change to biodiversity loss, disasters and sense of place.
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Annan version:Forman, Richard T.T.Urban regions : ecology and planning beyond the city Hardback9780521854467
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OdgdKommunal planering
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UhbHumanekologi
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OabbaStadssociologi
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OdgdKommunal planering
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UhbHumanekologi
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OabbaStadssociologi
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- https://id.kb.se/term/sao/Urban%20politik (Urban politik sao)
- https://id.kb.se/term/sao/Stadsplanering (Stadsplanering sao)
- https://id.kb.se/term/sao/Regionplanering (Regionplanering sao)
- https://id.kb.se/term/sao/Stadssociologi (Stadssociologi sao)
- https://id.kb.se/term/sao/Landskapsv%C3%A5rd (Landskapsvård sao)
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