This is a completely revised edition of Routledge's very successful 1996 Companion Encyclopedia of Geography. As the first, the second edition will provide a comprehensive and integrated survey the discipline.

From the ancient glories of Bam and Varanasi to the teeming conurbations of Tokyo and Sao Paulo, cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet at the start of the twenty-first century, with cities now home to more than half the world's population, there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this is having on the planet. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, as induced climate change and ever increasing demands upon the world's resources take effect. As the pace of urbanization...

V evoluci každé rasy inteligentních bytostí existuje milník, jedinečná událost, kdy druh projde transcendencí prostřednictvím technologického pokroku. Nyní se tomuto zlomovému bodu přiblížili tvorové známí jako lidé. Ale z hlubin vesmíru se vynořuje ozbrojená zkáza, odhodlaná člověku zabránit v tom, aby tuto hranici překročil, a to i za cenu úplného vyhlazení lidstva.

Pro Sh’daary jsou technologie vedoucí k transcendenci nepřípustné a musejí být odstraněny zároveň s těmi, kteří je využívají. Zatímco jejich válečné lodi...

This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries. It widens the handbook’s scope by including ecological design; consideration of cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature; the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces. New features include an emphasis on the biophilic design of homes and workplaces, demonstrating the value of nature, in order to counter the still prevalent attitude among many developers that nature is a constraint...