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dc.contributor.authorBosman, Caryl
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-01T03:52:11Z
dc.date.available2019-03-01T03:52:11Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.issn0729-3682
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07293682.2009.10753410
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/149845
dc.description.abstractLiterature on cities and climate change/adaptation is becoming more prolific as we enter the second decade of the 2000s. This is perhaps not surprising given the alarming predictions and forecasts for cities, the ecology and life in general. In this context of anomalies and uncertainties Paul Downton's book is a welcome, optimistic and positive contribution. The book is about urban ecology and is intended as a core text for students, it is concerned with ways of thinking and ways of doing urban ecology. The stated goal of the book (p. vii) 'is to promote an understanding of cities as essential tools to the survival of advanced civilization.' This goal is a mammoth, ambitious and complex task to be achieved in a single volume, albeit 607 pages consisting mostly of small closely spaced text. The result is a comprehensive and somewhat shallow coverage of every aspect of urban ecology; from various histories and theoretical standpoints, to planning techniques and practices, to relationships between planning and architecture, to the importance of design and aesthetic considerations, to issues of gender, diversity and equity, to discussions on ecology and the relationships between living organism and the city, to name but a few of the topics covered.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPlanning Institute of Australia
dc.publisher.placeCanberra
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom50
dc.relation.ispartofpageto51
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Planner
dc.relation.ispartofvolume46
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBuilt Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Science and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and Regional Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode129999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1205
dc.titleReview of P. Downton (2009) 'Ecopolis: Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate', CSIRO
dc.typeReport
dc.type.descriptionU2 - Reviews/Reports
dc.type.codec3
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published online by Taylor & Francis in Australian Planner on 28 Oct 2013, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2009.10753410
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