Arcadia
From Pulley to Pipe: The Decline of the Wells of Bangalore
This article investigates the transition of water supply in Bangalore, where wells were gradually replaced by piped water.
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The Lost Lakes of Bangalore
The urbanization of Bangalore transformed the once-strong relationship between communities and the lakes that they once created and maintained.
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"The Reaches of Freedom: A Response to An Ecomodernist Manifesto"
In this Special Commentary Section titled “Replies to An Ecomodernist Manifesto,” edited by Eileen Crist and Thom Van Dooren, Eileen Crist considers the Manifesto’s point as view as one of humanism and freedom.
Arcadia
The Lake That Became a Sports Stadium
The transformation of the Sampangi Lake into the present-day Sri Kanteerava Stadium.
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Building Green: Environmental Architects and the Struggle for Sustainability in Mumbai
This book explores the experience of environmental architects in Mumbai, one of the world’s most populous and population-dense urban areas and a city iconic for its massive informal settlements, extreme wealth asymmetries, and ecological stresses.
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Harvest of the Suburbs, An Environmental History of Growing Food in Australian Cities
Drawing on sources ranging from gardening books and magazines to statistics and oral history, Andrea Gaynor’s book challenges some of the widespread myths about food production in Australian cities and traces the reasons for its enduring popularity.
Perspectives
Green City: Explorations and Visions of Urban Sustainability
This volume explores the “green city” concept from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions examine the conflicts inherent in eco-modernization and investigate opportunities to respond meaningfully to urban environmental challenges.
Perspectives Article
Green City Promises and "Just Sustainabilities"
Vanesa Castán Broto critiques sustainable development agendas that approach green cities as merely engines of economic growth.
Perspectives Article
The Emerald City Was Not a Green City
Melosi analyzes the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to highlight how limited perspectives on urban greenness once were.
Perspectives Article
Art, Social Change, and the Green City: A Rebuke of Green Metropolitanization
Rob Krueger argues that art provides a way of framing the disconnect between “green metropolitanization” and its emancipatory potential.