| Main Title |
An unnatural metropolis : wresting New Orleans from nature / |
| Author |
Colten, Craig E.
|
| Publisher |
Louisiana State University Press, |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| OCLC Number |
55066301 |
| ISBN |
0807129771; 9780807129777 |
| Subjects |
Human ecology--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Urban ecology (Sociology)--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Wetland ecology--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
River engineering--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Flood routing--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Water levels--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
New Orleans Metropolitan Area (La)--Social conditions ;
New Orleans Metropolitan Area (La)--Environmental conditions ;
Hochwasserschutz ;
Stadtèokologie ;
GroÇstadt ;
Schutzvorrichtung ;
New Orleans ;
Urban ecology--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EMBM |
GF504.L8C65 2005 |
|
NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
03/15/2006 |
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| Collation |
xiii, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-236) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction: The city and the environment -- Water hazards -- Remaking the environment -- Inequity and the environment -- Environment comes to the fore -- Combating new flood hazards -- Reintroducing wetland environments -- Epilogue. "Urban geographers frequently have portrayed cities as the antithesis of nature, but in An Unnatural Metropolis Colten introduces a critical environmental perspective to the history of urban areas. His illustrated work offers an in-depth look at a city and society uniquely shaped by the natural forces it has sought to harness."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Place Published |
Baton Rouge : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2005. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2004008640 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20060314112900 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01814cam 2200373 a 45020 |
