From the Ground Up : Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sant, Alison (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2022]
Temas:
Urban climatology > United States.
Climatic changes > United States.
City planning > Environmental aspects > United States.
Climatic changes > Risk management > United States.
Resilience (Ecology) > United States.
Climatologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis.
Climat > Changements > Gestion du risque > États-Unis.
Résilience (Écologie) > États-Unis.
City planning > Environmental aspects
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Risk management
Resilience (Ecology)
Urban climatology
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foreword / by Eric W. Sanderson
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Reimagining our cities
  • Part 1: Reclaim the streets. Places by people, San Francisco ; Safe streets for everyone, Minneapolis ; Making the city accessible, New York City ; Essay: Building the inclusive cities from the ground up / by Tamika L. Butler
  • Part 2: Tear up the concrete. Living with water, New Orleans ; Watershed planning, Portland ; Green spaces for all, Philadelphia ; Essay: Green infrastructure lessons from US cities / by Mami Hara
  • Part 3: Plant the city. Canopy cover in the "City of trees", Washington, DC ; From street trees to natural areas, New York City ; The forest in the city, Baltimore
  • Part 4: Adapt the shoreline. Restoring nature and building equity, San Francisco ; Growing one billion oysters, New York City ; Moving away from the coast, Louisiana ; Essay: Adapting urban district to sea=level rise by mimicking natural processes / by Kristina Hill
  • Conclusion: A path forward.

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