ENGLISH

Hazardous Metropolis: Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles (2003)(1st ed.)(en)(289s)

By Jared Orsi

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2004
ISBN
9780520238503, 0-520-23850-8
LCC
TC424.C2 O77 2004
Open Library ID
OL22572544M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6863294 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
292\292
Topic
Biology Ecology
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Экологические дисциплины;Урбоэкология

Description

An fascinating history of flood control efforts in Los Angeles from the 1870s to the present, showing how engineering has continually failed to contain nature. This book teaches us to think of cities as ecosystems.

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