City Unseen

New Visions of an Urban Planet

Karen C. Seto, Meredith Reba

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English

Yale University
18 September 2018

Geography; Travel & holiday

Stunning satellite images of one hundred cities show our urbanizing planet in a new light to reveal the fragile relationship between humanity and Earth.

Seeing cities around the globe in their larger environmental contexts, we begin to understand how the world shapes urban landscapes and how urban landscapes shape the world. Authors Karen Seto and Meredith Reba provide these revealing views to enhance readers’ understanding of the shape, growth, and life of urban settlements of all sizes - from the remote town of Namche Bazaar in Nepal to the vast metropolitan prefecture of Tokyo, Japan.

Using satellite data, the authors show urban landscapes in new perspectives. The book’s beautiful and surprising images pull back the veil on familiar scenes to highlight the growth of cities over time, the symbiosis between urban form and natural landscapes, and the vulnerabilities of cities to the effects of climate change. We see the growth of Las Vegas and Lagos, the importance of rivers to both connecting and dividing cities like Seoul and London, and the vulnerability of Fukushima and San Juan to floods from tsunami or hurricanes. The result is a compelling book that shows cities’ relationships with geography, food, and society.

By: Karen C. Seto, Meredith Reba
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.315kg
ISBN: 9780300221695
ISBN 10: 030022169X
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 18 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karen C. Seto is the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Meredith Reba is research associate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Reviews for City Unseen: New Visions of an Urban Planet

The images in City Unseen struck me in much the same way as my views out the spacecraft window: stunning, beautiful, and enlightening. -Kathryn D. Sullivan, retired NASA astronaut and former Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Kathryn Sullivan