Places of Nature in Ecologies of Urbanism by Anne Rademacher (Paperback Book)

Name: Places of Nature in Ecologies of Urbanism by Anne Rademacher (Paperback Book)
Brand: Hong Kong University Press

Hong Kong University Press

Places of Nature in Ecologies of UrbanismAuthor(s): Anne Rademacher, K. Sivaramakrishna\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong\nImprint: Hong Kong University Press\nISBN-13: 9789888390601, 978-9888390601\nSynopsis\nIf twenty-first-century urbanization is understood as a problem, its regional epicenter is the cities in Asia. Facing unprecedented diversity in scale, scope, and environmental dynamics in the Asian urban experience, scholars will need an approach that can truly capture the significance of place and context. The challenge, as this volume illustrates, can be met by the analytic of ecologies of urbanism. Eschewing a rigid, single ecology, the contributors identify multiple forms of nature-in biophysical, cultural, and political terms-that have discernable impact on power relations and human social action. The case studies in this book-including leopards in Mumbai, a network of tubewells in northern India, an island that grows through reclamation.