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"This book is a good reference book for city planners, architects and civil engineers involved in the conceptualisation, design and building of urban habitations, who aspire to increase the liveability of their cities. It introduces the Singapore Green Plot Ratio (GnPR) as an Urban Planning Metric to promote the widespread and intensive use of greenery for new and existing buildings in towns and cities like Singapore - a former third world city that has transformed into one of the world's most liveable metropolises. Increasing urban greenery has been observed to enhance the quality of our built environment, and in turn, the quality of life of its inhabitants. The book shows readers how to do so using the GnPR, which it presents as an important urban complement of the leaf area ratio (LAI) concept, through an in-depth discussion of three key aspects of the GnPR. It proposes optimal levels of GnPR for various land-use types and how these levels are benchmarked against current levels of greenery provision; stipulates the greenery quantum which encourages the concentration of some plants, especially native trees and certain local species; and advocates the development of ecological or natural landscapes over manicured gardens. The book also discusses the impact of various levels of GnPR provision with the inevitable capital and maintenance costs of greening built environments, and how they affect the application of the GnPR guidelines"--Publisher's website.

Urban ecology (Sociology)

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Confrontées aux défis écologiques, bouleversements numériques, risques et catastrophes de tout ordre, les villes et territoires s'interrogent sur leurs capacités d'adaptation, de transformation et d'anticipation. Cet ouvrage, issu du colloque de Cerisy sur « Villes et territoires résilients », propose un dialogue contradictoire et constructif entre contributeurs issus d'horizons divers : chercheurs, industriels, ingénieurs, politiques, élus, acteurs culturels, assureurs, opérateurs de réseaux… La résilience de qui ? De quoi ? Pour qui ? Avec quels moyens, outils et connaissances ? Au-delà des différences d'interprétation selon les disciplines de la notion comme de l'évaluation des actions engagées au titre de la résilience, des convergences se sont dessinées autour des enjeux, des méthodes et des leviers d'action. Ainsi, la question des échelles interroge particulièrement : échelles spatiales (locales, régionales, mondiales) ; échelles de temps dans la mise en œuvre des phases d'action et d'anticipation comme pour les perspectives humaines et techniques des territoires habités ; échelles d'action qui posent le problème des objectifs entre autonomie et solidarités, de l'information appropriée, jusqu'à repenser les rôles respectifs des citoyens et des réseaux, des assurances et de l'économie. L'ouvrage interroge notre compréhension des complexités à l'œuvre et souligne l'intérêt de faire une large place à l'intelligence collective et aux stratégies inclusives.

Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Sustainable development.

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“A critical and novel contribution from top climate social scientists examining the potential and contradictions of climate urbanism for an environmentally just and transformative development.” - Isabelle Anguelovski, ICREA Research Professor and Director, Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain This book argues that the relationship between cities and climate change is entering a new and more urgent phase. Thirteen contributions from a range of leading scholars explore the need to rethink and reorient urban life in response to climatic change. Split into four parts it begins by asking ‘What is climate urbanism?’ and exploring key features from different locations and epistemological traditions. The second section examines the transformative potential of climate urbanism to challenge social and environmental injustices within and between cities. In the third part authors interrogate current knowledge paradigms underpinning climate and urban science and how they shape contemporary urban trajectories. The final section focuses on the future, envisaging climate urbanism as a new communal project, and focuses on the role of citizens and non-state actors in driving transformative action. Consolidating debates on climate urbanism, the book highlights the opportunities and tensions of urban environmental policy, providing a framework for researchers and practitioners to respond to the urban challenges of a radically climate-changed world. Vanesa Castán Broto is Professorial Fellow at the Urban Institute in the University of Sheffield, UK. She currently leads the projects Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities, LOACT (European Research Council) and Community energy and sustainable energy transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, CESET (UK Global Challenges Research Fund). Enora Robin is Research Fellow at the Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, UK, where her work explores how climate change reshapes everyday living in cities. Her research currently investigates the reconfiguration of energy infrastructure systems in Ghana and Mozambique. Aidan While is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and co-director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has researched urban environmental policy since the early 1990s, charting the ebb and flow of climate policy and its intersections with economic and social policy in cities in Europe, Asia and North America.

Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Environmental aspects

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Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Sustainable urban development --- City planning --- Environmental aspects

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This reference work encompasses the current, accepted state of the art in the science of wildfires and wildfires that spread to communities, known as wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires. 171 author contributions include accepted knowledge on these topics from throughout the world, all written by the leading researchers, experts, practitioners, and academics. This encyclopedia is an invaluable reference for newcomers to the field, as well as researchers, students, developers, and professionals who are interested in exploring this dynamic area. General Sections include: Combustion Coordination System Locations Fire Whirls Firebrands and Embers Incident Management Team (IMT) Support Locations Incident Response Support Locations On-the-Incident Locations Soot and Effects on Wildland/WUI Fire Behavior Weathering Effects on Fire Retardant Wood Treatments Wildland Firefighting Locations Wildland Fuel Treatments .

Fire prevention. --- Forestry management. --- Urban ecology (Biology). --- Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety. --- Forestry Management. --- Urban Ecology.