丽莎·本顿-肖特（Lisa Benton-Short），华盛顿特区乔治华盛顿大学地理学副教授、可持续性课题的主持人。作为一名城市地理学家，她的研究兴趣包括城市、公园、公共空间、纪念碑和纪念馆等场所的环境问题。 约翰·雷尼-肖特（John Rennie Short），巴尔的摩郡马里兰大学地理学和公共政策教授。他已出版了35本专著和许多论文。

丽莎·本顿-肖特（Lisa Benton-Short），华盛顿特区乔治华盛顿大学地理学副教授、可持续性课题的主持人。作为一名城市地理学家，她的研究兴趣包括城市、公园、公共空间、纪念碑和纪念馆等场所的环境问题。 约翰·雷尼-肖特（John Rennie Short），巴尔的摩郡马里兰大学地理学和公共政策教授。他已出版了35本专著和许多论文。

Death and Life of Nature in Asian Cities explores the encounter between two processes that are unfolding in diverse patterns across Asia—the rapid urbanization of Asia across big cities, smaller towns, and the newest urban concentrations; and the contentious debates and novel schemes by which nature is figured and emplaced in cities and their conurbations. Contemporary Asian ci...(展开全部)

Death and Life of Nature in Asian Cities explores the encounter between two processes that are unfolding in diverse patterns across Asia—the rapid urbanization of Asia across big cities, smaller towns, and the newest urban concentrations; and the contentious debates and novel schemes by which nature is figured and emplaced in cities and their conurbations. Contemporary Asian ci...(展开全部)

Cities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has been treated in geographical writings as only a social phenomena, and at the same time, environmental scientists have tended to ignore the urban. This book reconnects the science and social science through the examination of t...(展开全部)

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

1892年出生于苏联，幼年都是在萨拉托夫度过的。曾在店铺里当学徒，后来成了文具商。曾试写过诗，收集过宗教书籍，喜欢教会的习尚。1922-1924年，写了长篇小说《城与年》；1928年写完长篇小说《兄弟们》；二十年代末与三十年代初，成就了两部长篇小说——《盗窃欧洲》及《“阿尔克图尔”疗养院》；1945年发表了第一部《初欢》。

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

Climate change is one of the most challenging issues of our time. As key sites in the production and management of emissions of greenhouse gases, cities will be crucial for the implementation of international agreements and national policies on climate change. This book provides a critical analysis of the role of cities in addressing climate change and the prospects for urban s...(展开全部)

Climate change is one of the most significant global challenges facing the world today. It is also a critical issue for the world’s cities. Now home to over half the world’s population, urban areas are significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Responding to climate change is a profound challenge. A variety of actors are...(展开全部)