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From Urban Ecology to Ecological Urbanism: an Ambiguous Trajectory by Matthew Gandy is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is From Urban Ecology to Ecological Urbanism: an Ambiguous Trajectory about?
The term ‘ecology’, which first emerged in relation to the biological sciences in the 19th century, has subsequently undergone a series of conceptual permutations in an urban context. Existing tensions around the definition of ‘the city’ as an object of analysis have become further complicated by the increasing deployment of ecological metaphors in urban design and related fields. It is suggested that the limitations of urban ecology, as a coherent approach for urban analysis or intervention, stem from the dynamic, interdependent and historically contested characteristics of urban nature and the ambiguous dimensions to ecology as a leitmotif for urban politics.
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It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Social Sciences.
- Author
- Matthew Gandy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Social Sciences