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Handbook of biophilic city planning and design /
What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? While parks, street trees, and green roofs are increasingly appreciated for their technical services like stormwater reduction, from a biophilic viewpoint, they also facilitate experiences th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1: The background and theory of biophilic cities.
- Chapter 1. The power of urban nature: the essential benefits of biophilic urbanism
- Chapter 2. Understanding the nature of biophilic cities
- Chapter 3. The urban nature diet: the many ways that nature enhances urban life
- Chapter 4. Biophilic cities and urban resilience
- Part 2: Creating biophilic cities: emerging global practice.
- Chapter 5. Singapore City, Singapore: city in a garden
- Chapter 6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: from cream city to green city
- Chapter 7. Wellington, New Zealand: from town belt to blue belt
- Chapter 8. Birmingham, United Kingdom: health, nature, and urban economy
- Chapter 9. Portland, Oregon: green streets in a river city
- Chapter 10. San Francisco, California: biophilic city by the bay
- Chapter 11. Oslo, Norway: a city of fjords and forests
- Chapter 12. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: nature in the compact city
- Part 3: A global survey of innovative practice and projects.
- I. Biophilic plans and codes
- II. Citizen science and community engagement
- III. Biophilic architecture and design
- IV. Restoring and reintroducing nature into the city
- V. Other biophilic urban strategies
- Part 4: Successes and future directions.
- Chapter 13. Lessons from the world's emerging biophilic cities
- Chapter 14. Overcoming the obstacles and challenges that remain
- Chapter 15. Conclusions: reimagining cities of the future.