Biophilic Cities Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beatley, Timothy (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Temas:
Sustainability.
Urban ecology (Biology).
Human geography.
Interior architecture.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban Ecology.
Human Geography.
Interior Architecture.
Urban Sociology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1 The Importance of Nature and Wildness in Our Urban Lives
  • Chapter 2 The Nature of (in) Cities
  • Chapter 3 Biophilic Cities: What Are They?- Chapter 4 Biophilic Urban Design and Planning
  • Chapter 5 New Tools and Institutions to Foster Biophilic Cities
  • Chapter 6 Concluding Thoughts: Growing the Biophilic City
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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