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Towns and Cities

Name: Towns and Cities
Author: Richard Spilsbury
ISBN: 9781432965259

by Richard Spilsbury

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Overview

Are we doing enough to make our towns and cities sustainable?

Is green thinking making a difference?

We are all aware of the importance of the environment. It's always in the news and it affects our behavior and the decisions we make every day. But what actual impact has environmental thinking had on our towns and cities?

The thought-provoking series The Impact of Environmentalism looks at the way changing ideas about the environment and sustainability have affected our landscape, conservation efforts, our transportation, food and farming, and our towns and cities.

Features of the series include:

Thought-provoking content

Extended case studies, 'Environmentalism in Action'

'Then and now' comparisons

Synopsis

We are all aware of the importance of the environment - it's in the news, it affects our behavior and the decisions we make every day. But what actual impact has environmental thinking had on the world around us? This thought-provoking book looks at the way changing ideas about the environment and sustainability have changed the way our towns and cities are designed, and will do so in the future.

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School Library Journal

Gr 6 Up—These titles provide a global overview of environmentalism from different, often overlapping, perspectives. Conservation addresses biodiversity and efforts to assist endangered animals. Food discusses the environmental impact of food production and includes controversial topics such as genetically modified crops, modern diets, organic farming, and rainforest destruction. In Landscape, ample visual evidence shows how lands have been changed by human activities. Transportation discusses global warming, climate change, and energy alternatives such as biofuels and renewable energies. Towns supplies insights into sustainable urbanization, including information about solar-energy efforts in cities worldwide. The books are fairly uniform in format. The names of the last chapters vary, but each one is basically a summary about lessons learned and the future outlook. Each book also discusses the history of human activities and its environmental impact, and efforts by humankind to protect the environment and create sustainable smaller environments. Sidebars and full-color photos appear throughout. Volume-specific time lines, glossaries, "Find Out More" sections, and indexes complement the presentations. Useful for reports as well as for personal inquiry.—Caroline Geck, Newark Public Schools, NJ