The Confusion and Enlightenment of the City: Urban Ecology

Author: Zhou Jilun
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: As a major symbol of human civilization, cities concentrate the essence of human wisdom. From space, the lights of cities are already enough to leave a prominent mark on this blue planet. For habitation, humans have invented and built various structures; in the hustle and bustle of engaging in various industrial and commercial labor for a comfortable life, people rarely considered which of their actions were out of sync with nature. After undergoing several trials and tribulations, they suddenly realize that the pastoral life of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountain" has long become a thing of the past. Thus, "returning to nature" has become the greatest aspiration of urban dwellers. This book reveals what kind of cities humans need to build to survive sustainably? Can a comfortable urban life coexist with a beautiful natural environment? If urban and rural residents hope that the areas where they live can more effectively and rapidly prevent pollution hazards, and that the quality of production and living environments continues to improve with economic development, then simply having more people participate in environmental protection movements is far from enough. It is essential to have more people adopt a new ecological perspective, understand how to view environmental issues encountered in daily economic and cultural activities through an ecological lens, and gain a deeper understanding of the ecological relationship between humans and the environment. Only in this way can an ecological morality and ethical norms guiding human society's behavior be gradually established, and ecological standards can gradually take shape and come into play. This book can effectively help people use the theory of natural ecosystems to analyze the relationship between humans and their living environment, as well as between humans and the natural environment.