City without Walls

◇What is the core image of American cities?
◇How can radical cities coexist with poetic nature?
◇What kind of future will the development of mega-cities bring to mankind?
◇Can “buying nature” eliminate the “ecological paradox” in urban development?
◇Can the “Gambling City” Las Vegas escape the “ecological trap” brought by the desert?
◇How did the US environmental reform help the “Steel City” Pittsburgh achieve two renaissances?
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This book uses the relationship between cities and nature in American history as a research perspective to sort out the detailed process of the stagnation, transformation, and development of American urban environmental history. It captures the historical moments when natural forces shaped urban form and individual thought. It examines the development trends, current achievements, and existing problems of urban environmental history. It deeply recognizes the urgency of incubating new ideas to guide cities out of their "ecological paradox". It summarizes the formation and development, dilemmas, and mission of American cities with the "city without walls" as the core image. [Content Introduction]
"Cities Without Walls: Cities and Nature in American History," part of the "On the World and Evaluating History" series, explores the formation and development, predicament, and mission of American cities centered around the image of the "city without walls." Emerging in the 1960s, American urban historiography has experienced decades of development and is now fading. However, examining its development from another perspective reveals a growing refinement of its research areas and a renewed vitality through integration with other historical disciplines. Among these emerging disciplines, the study of urban environmental history is booming and has had a significant impact on American historiography. This book attempts to unravel the detailed process of urban environmental history's integration of nature and cities within historical context, capturing how the most common and enduring natural forces have shaped urban form and individual thought. Through a detailed examination of the field's development trends, achievements, and remaining challenges, it offers a profound understanding of the urgency and necessity of fostering new ideas to guide cities beyond their "ecological paradox." The book summarizes the formation and development, predicament, and mission of American cities centered around the image of the "city without walls."

2021-04-01

四川人民出版社

YeBook

400

9787220122606