GPHY 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Urban Metabolism, William Cronon, Disinvestment
22 Dec 2016
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Next wednesday term exam; tested on weeks from experiencing the city lecture. Last week; marketing molding the city and urban nature. Won(cid:495)t be tested on the first (cid:886) or (cid:887) weeks, but they build on each other so do study. You need to know e. g. migrant and global cities definitions. Today; link between urban nature and society. Nature is integral part of the city, not them!! removable from it. Determine how cities, urban infrastructures, and land uses come to represent particular nature-society ideas and relations. Be familiar with new planning initiatives to promote urban sustainability. Humans make nature, and do so in different forms. There are many ways of thinking about cities and nature. Positive environmentalism; outside spaces bring people together, they(cid:495)re good for societies where people feel alienated/isolated construct urban parks for social inclusion. Through conquest, subdue peoples who imbue nature with greater meaning. William cronon nature in the modern metropolis.
