자료유형  

 단행본

Control Number  

n888191476

International Standard Book Number  

9780520958302 (electronic bk.)

International Standard Book Number  

0520958306 (electronic bk.)

International Standard Book Number  

0520958306 (ebook)

International Standard Book Number  

1322047308 (ebk)

International Standard Book Number  

9781322047300 (ebk)

International Standard Book Number  

9780520270152

International Standard Book Number  

0520270150

Library of Congress Call Number  

HT243.U62-N736 2014eb

Dewey Decimal Classification Number  

307.7609747-23

Main Entry-Personal Name  

Eldredge, Niles

Physical Description  

1 online resource.

Bibliography, Etc. Note  

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary, Etc.  

요약"Cities need healthy chunks of the world's ecosystems to persist if they are to survive; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. In this absorbing and wide-ranging book, the authors use New York City as a microcosm to explore both the positive and negative sides of the relationship between cities, the environment, and the future of global biodiversity. They illuminate the mass of contradictions that cities present by offering the best and the worst of human existence. Eldredge and Horenstein demonstrate that, though cities have voracious appetites for resources such as food and water, they also represent the last hope for conserving healthy remnants of the world's ecosystems and species. With their concentration of human beings, they bring together centers of learning, research, government, finance, and media--institutions that increasingly play active roles in solving environmental problems. Some of the topics covered in Concrete Jungle: --The geological history of the New York region, including remnant glacial features visible today --The early days of urbanization on Manhattan Island, focusing on the history of Central Park, Collect Pond, and Manhattan Square --The history of early railway lines and the development of New York's iconic subway system --The problem of producing enough safe drinking water for an ever-expanding population --Prominent civic institutions, including universities, museums, and zoos"--Provided by publisher.

Formatted Contents Note  

완전내용Regarding broadway : the urban saga and the New York microcosm -- Forest primeval -- Building stones -- Landscape transformed -- Around the American Museum of Natural History -- East River shoreline -- Growth of the concrete jungle -- Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street -- Queensboro Bridge and East River -- Fouling, and cleaning, the nest -- The high bridge -- Invasion and survival -- John Torrey -- Fort Tryon Park -- The Battery -- The Sea Wall -- Resilience, restoration, and redemption -- Canyonlands and the future -- Cities, globalization, and the future of biodiversity.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Urban ecology (Sociology) New York (State) New York

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Urban geography New York (State) New York

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Environmental degradation New York (State) New York

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Biodiversity New York (State) New York

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology Urban.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Biodiversity.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Environmental degradation.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Urban geography.

Subject Added Entry-Geographic Name  

New York (State) New York.

Added Entry-Personal Name  

Horenstein, Sidney S.

Additional Physical Form Entry  

Print versionEldredge, Niles, author. Concrete jungle 9780520270152 (DLC) 2014014646 (OCoLC)877369534

Electronic Location and Access  

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joongbu:442005