Reworking the Landscape, Chicago Style

The environmental aspects of urban sprawl in Chicago and efforts to conserve land and restore the ecological balance in the region are detailed. Despite the region's long history of insensitive development, significant biodiversity still exists throughout the metropolitan area.

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Published inThe Hastings Center report Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. s6 - s11
Main Author ADELMANN, GERALD W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.1998
The Hastings Center
Subjects
Biodiversity
Canals
Cities
Communities
Ecology
Economic development
Ecoregions
Environmental conservation
Environmental protection
Forest ecology
History
Lakes
Land use
Native Americans
Prairies
Special Supplement: Nature, Polis, Ethics Chicago Regional Planning
Chicago Illinois
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Summary:The environmental aspects of urban sprawl in Chicago and efforts to conserve land and restore the ecological balance in the region are detailed. Despite the region's long history of insensitive development, significant biodiversity still exists throughout the metropolitan area.
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ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
DOI:10.2307/3528274