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Urban biodiversity is an increasingly popular topic among researchers. Worldwide, thousands of research projects are unravelling how urbanisation impacts the biodiversity of cities and towns, as well as its benefits for people and the environment through ecosystem services. Exciting scientific discoveries are made on a daily basis. However, researchers often lack time and opportunity to communicate these findings to the community and those in charge of managing, planning and designing for urban biodiversity. On the other hand, urban practitioners frequently ask researchers for more comprehensible information and actionable tools to guide their actions.This book is designed to fill this cultural and communicative gap by discussing a selection of topics related to urban biodiversity, as well as its benefits for people and the urban environment. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of scientifically grounded knowledge vital for current and future practitioners in charge of urban biodiversity management, its conservation and integration into urban planning. Topics covered include pests and invasive species, rewilding habitats, the contribution of a diverse urban agriculture to food production, implications for human well-being, and how to engage the public with urban conservation strategies.For the first time, world-leading researchers from five continents convene to offer a global interdisciplinary perspective on urban biodiversity narrated with a simple but rigorous language. This book synthesizes research at a level suitable for both students and professionals working in nature conservation and urban planning and management.
Biodiversiteit --- Urban ecology (Biology) --- Research. --- Écologie urbaine. --- Écologie urbaine.
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Duurzame stedenbouw --- Urban ecology (Sociology). --- Cities and towns --- Sociology, Urban. --- City planning. --- Sustainable development. --- Growth.
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The past two decades have witnessed a resurgence of ecological ideas and ecological thinking in discussions of urbanism, society, culture, and design. The field of ecology has moved from classical determinism and a reductionist Newtonian concern with stability, certainty, and order in favor of more contemporary understandings of dynamic systemic change and the related phenomena of adaptability, resilience, and flexibility. But ecology is not simply a project of the natural sciences. Researchers, theorists, social commentators, and designers have all used ecology as a broader idea or metaphor for a set of conditions and relationships with political, economic, and social implications. 'Projective Ecologies' takes stock of the diversity of contemporary ecological research and theory -- embracing Felix Guattari's broader definition of ecology as at once environmental, social, and existential -- and speculates on potential paths forward for design practices. Where are ecological thinking and theory now? What do current trajectories of research suggest for future practice? How can advances in ecological research and modeling, in social theory, and in digital visualization inform, with greater rigor, more robust design thinking and practice? How does all of this point to potential paths forward in an age of climate change and the need for adaptation and mitigation?--
Landschapsecologie --- Sustainable development --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- City planning --- Développement durable --- Ecologie urbaine --- Urbanisme --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Environmental planning --- urban planning --- sustainability --- Landscape design --- Land use, Urban --- Architectural design --- Ecology --- Urban ecology (Biology) --- Ecological landscape design --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Ecologically sound landscape design --- Environmentally sound landscape design --- Applied ecology --- City ecology (Biology) --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Design --- Structural design --- Urban land use --- Urban economics --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Landscape architecture
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Ecological Urbanism : The Nature of the City asks the questions that are important inside and outside the built environment professions: what are climate change, urbanisation and ecology doing to the theory and practice of urban design? How does Ecological Urbanism figure in this change? What is Ecological Urbanism? In answer, this book is neither definitive - impossible when a subject is still in motion - nor encyclopaedic - equally impossible when so much has been written on almost every aspect of these essays. Instead, it seeks to rebalance the ecological narrative and its embryonic modes of practice with the narratives of urbanism and its older, deeply embedded modes of practice. It examines the implications for cities and the designers of cities now we are required to again address their metabolic as well as social and formal dimensions, and it explores the extent to which environmental engineering and natural systems design can and should become drivers for the remaking of cities in the 21st century. Above all, it argues that sooner rather than later, urbanism needs to become environmentally literate, and environmental design needs to become culturally literate.
ruimtelijke ordening --- human ecology --- sociale ecologie --- Environmental planning --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- comprehensive plans [reports] --- Duurzame stedenbouw --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development. --- Sustainable urban development --- Écologie urbaine --- Urbanisme durable
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Urban Ecology : An Introduction seeks to open the reader's mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed in order to make our towns and cities healthier places to visit and in which to live and work. The authors examine how nature can improve our physical and mental health, the air we breathe and the waters we use, as well as boosting our enjoyment of parks and gardens. Urban Ecology sets out the science that underlies the changing natural scene and the tools used to ensure that cities become both capable of adapting to climate change and more beautiful and resilient.The book begins with a discussion of the nature of urban places and the role of nature in towns and cities. Part 1 looks at the context and content of urban ecology, its relationship to other foci of interest within ecology and other environmental sciences, and the character of city landscapes and ecosystems. In Part 2 the authors set out the physical and chemical components of urban ecosystems and ecological processes, including urban weather and climate, urban geomorphology and soils, urban hydrology and urban biogeochemical cycles. In Part 3 urban habitats, urban flora and fauna, and the effects of, deliberate and inadvertent human action on urban biota are examined. Part 4 contains an exploration of the identification and assessment of ecosystem services in urban areas, emphasising economic evaluation, the importance of urban nature for human health and well-being, and restoration ecology and creative conservation. Finally, in Part 5 the tasks for urban ecologists in optimising and sustaining urban ecosystems, providing for nature in cities, adapting to climate change and in developing the urban future in a more sustainable manner are set out.Within the 16 chapters of the book - in which examples from around the world are drawn upon - the authors explore current practice and future alternatives, set out procedures for ecological assessment and evaluation, suggest student activities and discussion topics, provide recommended reading and an extensive bibliography. The book contains more than 150 tables and over 150 photographs and diagrams.
urban development --- ecology --- human ecology --- Environmental planning --- sustainable development --- Human ecology. Social biology --- Landschapsecologie --- Natuur ; steden --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- City planning --- Sustainable development --- Écologie urbaine. --- Urbanisme durable. --- Développement durable. --- Environmental aspects --- Écologie urbaine. --- Développement durable.
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“Cities are green” is becoming a common refrain. But Calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanism at the regional scale provides a better platform to address climate change. In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with green technology to achieve not only needed reductions in carbon emissions but other critical economies and lifestyle benefits. Rather than just providing another checklist of new energy sources or one dimensional land use alternatives, he combines them into comprehensive national growth scenarios for 2050 and documents their potential impacts. In so doing he powerfully demonstrates that it will take an integrated approach of land use transformation, policy changes, and innovative technology to transition to a low carbon economy. To accomplish this Calthorpe synthesizes thirty years of experience, starting with his ground breaking work in sustainable community design in the 1980's following through to his current leadership in transit-oriented design, regional planning, and land use policy. Peter Calthorpe shows us what is possible using real world examples of innovative design strategies and forward-thinking policies that are already changing the way we live. This provocative and engaging work emerges from Calthorpe’s belief that, just as the last fifty years produced massive changes in our culture, economy and environment, the next fifty will generate changes of an even more profound nature. The book, enhanced by its superb four-color graphics, is a call to action and a road map for moving forward.
City planning --- Community development, Urban --- Sustainable development --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Environmental aspects --- Community programs, Urban --- Neighborhood improvement programs --- Urban community development --- Urban economic development --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Citizen participation --- Government policy --- Social aspects --- Planning --- Management --- comprehensive plans [reports] --- Urban Ecology --- urbanism --- Énergie renouvelable --- renewable energy --- USA --- City planning -- Environmental aspects -- United States. --- Community development, Urban -- Environmental aspects -- United States. --- Sustainable development -- United States. --- Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States. --- Environment. --- Architecture. --- Urban planning. --- City planning. --- Urban ecology (Biology). --- Climate change. --- Climate Change. --- Cities, Countries, Regions. --- Urbanism. --- Urban Ecology. --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- City ecology (Biology) --- Ecology --- Land use --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Design and construction --- Environmental planning --- ruimtelijke ordening --- United States --- Sociology, Urban --- Towns --- Transport --- transport --- Environmental sciences --- Architecture --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Climat --- Changements --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Climatic changes. --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- transport. --- United States of America
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This new text provides a coherent overview of the important issues in sustainable urban design. The writers focus on the physical aspects of the urban environment - the buildings and their engineering systems, landscaping, transport systems, energy, water and waste systems and successfully cover all the key elements in one volume together with fully illustrated examples of best practice. The contributors, drawn from architectural and planning practices, are recognised experts in this field.
urban development --- solar power --- sustainable architecture --- Building materials. Building technology --- Environmental planning --- Architecture --- landscape architecture --- Physics --- building materials --- City planning --- Sustainable development. --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Environmental aspects. --- Urban ecology (Sociology). --- 711.4 --- 504 --- Sustainable urban design --- Urban ecology --- -Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Environment. Environmental science --- Environmental aspects --- -Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Cities and towns --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- 504 Environment. Environmental science --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Government policy --- Management --- Aménagement urbain --- Développement durable --- Eau --- Détail de construction --- Energie solaire --- Energies renouvelables --- Nature --- Paysagisme --- Planification urbaine --- Transport urbain --- Ville --- Sustainable development --- Duurzame stedenbouw --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- landscape architecture [discipline] --- Energie renouvelable --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- ruimtelijke ordening
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Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the "greening" of cities. But too often, he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy production, and energy efficient building systems. While these are important aspects of reimagining urban living, they are not enough, says Beatley. We must remember that human beings have an innate need to connect with the natural world (the biophilia hypothesis). And any vision of a sustainable urban future must place its focus squarely on nature, on the presence, conservation, and celebration of the actual green features and natural life forms. A biophilic city is more than simply a biodiverse city, says Beatley. It is a place that learns from nature and emulates natural systems, incorporates natural forms and images into its buildings and cityscapes, and designs and plans in conjunction with nature. A biophilic city cherishes the natural features that already exist but also works to restore and repair what has been lost or degraded. In Biophilic Cities Beatley not only outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, but provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements--from the building to the regional level--around the world. From urban ecological networks and connected systems of urban greenspace, to green rooftops and green walls and sidewalk gardens, Beatley reviews the emerging practice of biophilic urban design and planning, and tells many compelling stories of individuals and groups working hard to transform cities from grey and lifeless to green and biodiverse.
General ecology and biosociology --- Production management --- Environmental planning --- Architecture --- Economic geography --- binnenhuisinrichting --- ruimtelijke ordening --- ecologie --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- Sustainable development. --- Urban ecology (Biology). --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- Interior architecture. --- Interiors. --- City planning. --- Sustainable Development. --- Urban Ecology. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Interior Architecture and Design. --- Urbanism. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Environmental aspects --- Government policy --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Architectural interiors --- Architecture, Interior --- Interior space (Architecture) --- Interiors --- Space (Architecture) --- City ecology (Biology) --- Ecology --- Management --- ecology --- Urban environment --- urban planning --- amenity planting --- Biodiversity --- Towns --- Human ecology. --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Environmental aspects.
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Green infrastructure integrates human and natural systems through a network of corridors and spaces in mixed-use and urban settings. Gary Austin takes a broad look at green infrastructure concepts, research and case studies to provide the student and professional with processes, criteria and data to support planning, design and implementation.
sustainable development --- human ecology --- Environmental planning --- landscape architecture --- urban planning --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Human ecology. Social biology --- Duurzame stedenbouw --- Landschapsarchitectuur en gezondheid --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- City planning --- Environmental engineering --- Municipal engineering --- Ecological landscape design --- Sustainable urban development --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Environmental aspects --- Environmentally sustainable urban development --- Sustainable development --- Ecologically sound landscape design --- Environmentally sound landscape design --- Applied ecology --- Landscape design --- Engineering, Municipal --- Engineering --- Public works --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Pollution --- Sustainable engineering --- landscape architecture [discipline]
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Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings about urban 'wilderness' landscapes. Evolved, rather than designed or planned, these derelict, abandoned and marginal spaces are frequently overgrown with vegetation and host to a wide range of human activities. They include former industrial sites, landfill, allotments, cemeteries, woods, infrastructural corridors, vacant lots and a whole array of urban wastelands at a variety of different scales. Frequently maligned in the media, these landscapes have recently been re-evaluated and this collection assembles these fresh perspectives in one volume. Combining theory with illustrated examples and case studies, the book demonstrates that urban wildscapes have far greater significance, meaning and utility than is commonly thought, and that an appreciation of their particular qualities can inform a far more sustainable approach to the planning, design and management of the wider urban landscape. The wildscapes under investigation in this book are found in diverse locations throughout the UK, Europe, China and the US. They vary in scale from small sites to entire cities or regions, and from discrete locations to the imaginary wildscapes of children's literature. Many different themes are addressed including the natural history of wildscapes, their significance as a location for all kinds of playful activity, the wildscape as 'commons' and the implications for landscape architectural practice, ranging from planting interventions in wildscapes to the design of the urban public realm on wildscape principles.
Duurzame stedenbouw --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Wilderness areas. --- Vacant lands. --- Abandoned buildings. --- Derelict buildings --- Buildings --- Vacant land --- Vacant lots --- Land use, Urban --- Terrain vague --- Lands, Protected wild --- Places, Protected wild --- Protected wild lands --- Protected wild places --- Protected wildlands --- Regions, Wilderness --- Wild lands, Protected --- Wild places, Protected --- Wilderness areas --- Wilderness regions --- Wildlands, Protected --- National parks and reserves --- Natural areas --- Protected areas --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Conservation --- Environmental aspects --- 316.334.56 --- 504 --- 712 --- Urbane sociologie --- Ecologie --- Landschapsarchitectuur --- Abandoned buildings --- Vacant lands --- 574 --- Ecologie en bioverscheidenheid
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