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fixed length control field |
02091nam a22002897a 4500 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
20140108203030.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781845117962 (pbk.) |
Terms of availability |
GBP 18.99 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781845117955 (hbk.) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Edition number |
23 |
Classification number |
307.7216 DOU |
Item number |
003353 |
100 10 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Douglas, Ian, |
Dates associated with a name |
1936- |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Cities : |
Remainder of title |
an environmental history / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Ian Douglas. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
I. B. Tauris, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2013. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xiii, 369 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
Title |
Environmental history and global change ; |
Number of part/section of a work |
no. 5. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Trading Village to Global Megalopolis: The Origins and Expansion of Cities<br/>2.Communities Responding to Disasters and Threats: Vulnerable and Resilient Cities<br/>3.Foods, Goods, Materials and Ornaments: The Metabolism of Cities<br/>4.Smoke, Fumes, Dust and Smog: Changing the Atmosphere of Cities<br/>5.Water from the Hills, the Ground, the Sea, and the Roof: Towards Integrated Water Resource Management in Cities<br/>6.Sanitation, Sewage and Mountains of Trash: Wastewater and Garbage in Cities<br/>7.Urban Sounds and Smells: The Noisy, Aromatic City<br/>8.Cities and a Dynamic Earth: Urban Changes to the Land Surface and Responses to Geophysical Hazards<br/>9.Urban Greenspaces: the Tamed and Wild Nature in Cities<br/>10.Urban Sustainability: Cities for Future Generations. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
There is increasing concern over the unchecked growth of the worlds cities and the detrimental effect this is having on the worlds ecosystems. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, through both climate change and the lack of food and other resources. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
City planning |
General subdivision |
Environmental aspects. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Sustainable urban development. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Cities and towns |
General subdivision |
Growth |
-- |
Environmental aspects. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Urban ecology (Sociology). |
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Table of contents |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://openisbn.com/isbn/1845117964/">http://openisbn.com/isbn/1845117964/</a> |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Book |