Nature in the City
Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future
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ISBN:
9780199465927
Publication date:
15/06/2016
Hardback
244 pages
Price: 750.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199465927
Publication date:
15/06/2016
Hardback
244 pages
Harini Nagendra
Once known as the Garden City of India, Bengaluru’s tree-lined avenues, historic parks, and expansive water bodies have witnessed immense degradation and destruction in recent years, but have also shown remarkable tenacity for survival. This book charts Bengaluru’s journey from the early settlements in the 6th century CE to the 21st century city, and demonstrates how nature has looked and behaved, and has been perceived in Bengaluru’s home gardens, slums, streets, parks, sacred spaces, and lakes. A fascinating narrative of the changing role and state of nature in the midst of urban sprawl, and integrating research with stories of people and places, this book presents an accessible and informative story of a city where nature thrives and strives.
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Harini Nagendra
Description
In a rapidly urbanizing India, what is the future of nature conservation? How does the march of development impact the conflict between nature and people in India’s cities? Exploring these questions, Nature in the City examines the past, present, and future of nature in Bengaluru, one of India’s largest and fastest growing cities.
Once known as the Garden City of India, Bengaluru’s tree-lined avenues, historic parks, and expansive water bodies have witnessed immense degradation and destruction in recent years, but have also shown remarkable tenacity for survival. This book charts Bengaluru’s journey from the early settlements in the 6th century CE to the 21st century city, and demonstrates how nature has looked and behaved, and has been perceived in Bengaluru’s home gardens, slums,
streets, parks, sacred spaces, and lakes.
A fascinating narrative of the changing role and state of nature in the midst of urban sprawl, and integrating research with stories of people and places, this book presents an accessible and informative story of a city where nature thrives and strives.
About the Editor
Harini Nagendra, a Bengaluru native, is Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Her many publications include Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process (co-edited, 2010).
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Harini Nagendra
Table of contents
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1 Bengaluru: City of Nature
2 From Village to City: An Ecological History of Bengaluru
3 Resilient City: From Colonial to Independent Bengaluru
4 Nature in Personal Spaces: Home Gardens in Bengaluru
5 Nature and Poverty: Vegetation in Slums
6 Nature on the Road: Street Trees in Bengaluru
7 Parks: Nature in Public Spaces
8 Sacred Nature: Places of Worship
9 Blue Nature: City of Lakes
10 Envisioning an Inclusive Future for Urban Nature in Bengaluru
References
Index
About the Author
Harini Nagendra
Features
- It will interest readers who want to know more about Indian cities and their depleting green covers.
- It is written in an accessible style, melding a discussion of research findings with narratives of people living in cities, and first person narratives by the author.
- It will also be of interest to the scholarly reader interested in the ecology of cities, urban sustainability, or nature–society interactions, given that it draws on a solid foundation of basic research. It will attract both specialists and non-specialists in the field of urban ecology.
Harini Nagendra
Description
In a rapidly urbanizing India, what is the future of nature conservation? How does the march of development impact the conflict between nature and people in India’s cities? Exploring these questions, Nature in the City examines the past, present, and future of nature in Bengaluru, one of India’s largest and fastest growing cities.
Once known as the Garden City of India, Bengaluru’s tree-lined avenues, historic parks, and expansive water bodies have witnessed immense degradation and destruction in recent years, but have also shown remarkable tenacity for survival. This book charts Bengaluru’s journey from the early settlements in the 6th century CE to the 21st century city, and demonstrates how nature has looked and behaved, and has been perceived in Bengaluru’s home gardens, slums,
streets, parks, sacred spaces, and lakes.
A fascinating narrative of the changing role and state of nature in the midst of urban sprawl, and integrating research with stories of people and places, this book presents an accessible and informative story of a city where nature thrives and strives.
About the Editor
Harini Nagendra, a Bengaluru native, is Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Her many publications include Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process (co-edited, 2010).
Kindly download the flyer for more details.
Table of contents
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1 Bengaluru: City of Nature
2 From Village to City: An Ecological History of Bengaluru
3 Resilient City: From Colonial to Independent Bengaluru
4 Nature in Personal Spaces: Home Gardens in Bengaluru
5 Nature and Poverty: Vegetation in Slums
6 Nature on the Road: Street Trees in Bengaluru
7 Parks: Nature in Public Spaces
8 Sacred Nature: Places of Worship
9 Blue Nature: City of Lakes
10 Envisioning an Inclusive Future for Urban Nature in Bengaluru
References
Index
About the Author
