About the Author:
Harini Nagendra, a Bengaluru native, is Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Her many publications include Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process (co-edited, 2010).
Review:
"Urban ecologist Harini Nagendra's study looks at [Bengaluru's] deep ecological history, colonial role as India's garden city and current struggle with pollution, social exclusion and residents' increasing detachment from nature. Marshalling research from satellite imaging to interviews with slum dwellers, she concludes that "cities need to be ecologically as well as socially smart", and sees solutions in cross-city engagement of governance and civil society." - Nature Books in Brief
"Nagendra pulls out the city's ecological history dating back to the 12th century. From the creation of the Garden City to cultivation of home gardens, from apartments to slums and streets to public spaces like parks, Nagendra tracks the diminishing greens, creepy-crawlies and other animals." - Nature India
"Nature in the City is a compelling look into a city's relationship with nature, one that is likely to resonate with people from across the world." - Mongabay
"a first-of-its-kind that documents nature in a city -- not only in India but from South Asia." -FirstPost.com
"traces the ecological history of Bangalore from early 6th century settlements to its present status as a 21st century IT city, and its rapid, remarkable transformation from colonial cantonment town to independent state capital... a thoughtful, affirming and profoundly important book." - The Indian Express
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