| Description |
ix, 200 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references p. (175-194) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : visions of modernisation -- The urbanisation of nature -- The phantasmagoria of the modernist dream -- Nature as the urban uncanny -- Awesome nature : modernizing as an archaeological project -- Tamed nature : late 19th and early 20th century -- Late 20th century : tamed nature as a source of crisis -- Epilogue. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Urbanization.
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Nature and civilization.
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Municipal water supply.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0415947154 (hb : alk. paper) |
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0415947162 (pb : alk. paper) |
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9780415947152 |
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9780203826928 (electronic bk.) |
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