ISBN:
9780822946137
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0822946130
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 224 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme
Series Statement:
History of the urban environment
Uniform Title:
Ekobiografia Krakowa
DDC:
304.209438/62
Keywords:
Human ecology History
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Kraków (Poland) Environmental conditions
;
Kraków (Poland) History
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Krakau
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Umwelt
;
Sozialökologie
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Humanökologie
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Chapter 1: The climate history of Krakow / Konrad Wnęk, Adam Izdebski, and Leszek Kowanetz -- Chapter 2: Krakow and its rivers / Andrzej Chwalba, with a contribution by Konrad Wnęk -- Chapter 3: Plants in the lives of medieval Cracovians / Aldona Mueller-Bieniek -- Chapter 4: A city Is not an island: early modern Kraków and natural resources / Piotr Miodunka -- Chapter 5: Pollution in early modern Krakow / Rafał Szmytka -- Chapter 6: Industrialization: the environmental end of Old Krakow? / Ewelina Szpak -- Chapter 7: The history of Krakow smog / Adam Izdebski and Konrad Wnęk -- Chapter 8: The power of myth: the imagined nature of Krakow / Małgorzata Praczyk.
Abstract:
"Like most cities, Poland's Krakow developed around and because of its favorable geography. Before Warsaw, Krakow served as Poland's capital for half a millennium. It has functioned as a cultural center, an industrial center, a center of learning, and home for millions of people. Behind all of this lies the city's environment: its fauna and plant life, the Vistula River, the surrounding countryside rich with resources, and man-made change that has allowed the city to flourish. In Krakow: An Ecobiography, the contributors use the city as a lens to focus these social and natural intricacies to shed new light on one of Europe's urban treasures. With chapters on pollution, water systems, the city's natural network with the surrounding area, urban infrastructure, and more, Krakow demonstrates how much an environmental perspective can bring to the understanding of Poland's history and the challenges presented by the heritage of the past"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The book is a revised version of Ekobiografia Krakowa (Krakow: Znak, 2018), translated by Tim Brombley
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