01890cam a2200289 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260200026000670200023000930200025001160200022001410400013001630820020001762450124001962600068003203000034003885200535004225200392009576500030013496500042013796500035014216500024014566500042014806500023015227000030015457000025015751727581620171002112545.0120427s2012    onca     b    000 0 eng    a9780802091604 (bound)  a0802091601 (bound)  a9781442611023 (pbk.)  a1442611022 (pbk.)  cPK-LaUMT04a711.4223bNAT-04aThe natural city :bre-envisioning the built environment /cedited by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Stephen Bede Scharper  aToronto ;aBuffalo [N.Y.] :bUniversity of Toronto Press,c2012  avii, 350 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  a"Urban and natural environments are often viewed as entirely separate entities -- human settlements as the domain of architects and planners, and natural areas as untouched wilderness. This dichotomy continues to drive decision-making in subtle ways, but with the mounting pressures of global climate change and declining biodiversity, it is no longer viable. New technologies are promising to provide renewable energy sources and greener designs, but real change will require a deeper shift in values, attitudes, and perceptions.  aA timely and important collection, The Natural City explores how to integrate the natural environment into healthy urban centres from philosophical, religious, socio-political, and planning perspectives. Recognizing the need to better link the humanities with public policy, The Natural City offers unique insights for the development of an alternative vision of urban life."--pub. desc. 0aUrban ecology (Sociology) 0aCity planningxEnvironmental aspects. 0aSustainable urban development. 6aÉcologie urbaine. 6aUrbanismexAspect de l'environnement. 6aUrbanisme durable.1 aLeman-Stefanovic, Ingrid.1 aScharper, Stephen B.