City of Flows
Modernity, Nature, and the City
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Maria Kaika | ISBN: | 9781136797651 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 27, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Maria Kaika |
| ISBN: | 9781136797651 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 27, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Typically, cities and nature are perceived as geographic opposites, cities being manufactured social creations, and nature being outside of human construction. Through a historical geography of water in the modern city, Kaika shows that this is not the case. Rather, nature and the modern city are fully intertwined, with cities integrating nature at
Typically, cities and nature are perceived as geographic opposites, cities being manufactured social creations, and nature being outside of human construction. Through a historical geography of water in the modern city, Kaika shows that this is not the case. Rather, nature and the modern city are fully intertwined, with cities integrating nature at
