TY - BOOK AU - Nagendra, Harini AU - Nagendra, Harini TI - Nature in the City: : Bengaluru in the past, present, and future SN - 9780199465927 U1 - 508.954 NAG PY - 2016/// CY - New Delhi, India PB - : Oxford University Press, KW - Science KW - Natural history KW - Natural history -- India -- Bangalore KW - Urban ecology (Sociology) -- India -- Bangalore KW - Urban ecology (Biology) -- India -- Bangalore KW - Nature conservation -- India -- Bangalore KW - Urban ecology (Biology) N1 - List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Bengaluru: City of Nature; 2 From Village to City: An Ecological History of Bengaluru; 3 Resilient City: From Colonial to Independent Bengaluru; 4 Nature in Personal Spaces: Home Gardens in Bengaluru; 5 Nature and Poverty: Vegetation in Slums; 6 Nature on the Road: Street Trees in Bengaluru; 7 Parks: Nature in Public Spaces; 8 Sacred Nature: Places of Worship; 9 Blue Nature: City of Lakes;10 Envisioning an Inclusive Future for Urban Nature in Bengaluru; References; Index; About the Author N2 - Nature in the City' examines the past, present and future of nature in Bengaluru, one of India's largest cities. Integrating research with stories of people and places, it presents an accessible and informative story of a city where nature thrives and strives ER -