Cities and natural process : a basis for sustainability /
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| Materyal Türü: | Licensed eBooks |
| Dil: | İngilizce |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2004.
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| Edisyon: | 2nd ed. |
| Online Erişim: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=114942 |
İçindekiler:
- Cover
- Cities and Natural Process
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Credits
- Introduction
- 1 Urban ecology: a basis for shaping cities
- The contradiction of values
- Vernacular landscapes and the investment in nature
- The landscapes of the contemporary city
- Some design principles
- A basis for an alternative design strategy
- 2 Water
- Introduction
- Natural processes
- Urban processes
- Some problems and perceptions
- Some alternative values and opportunities
- Some considerations of design
- 3 Plants and plant communities
- Introduction
- Natural processes
- Urban processes
- Perceptions and cultural values
- Some alternative values and opportunities
- Some alternative strategies
- Management and the evolving urban landscape
- Some design implications for city landscapes
- 4 Wildlife
- Introduction
- Natural processes
- Urban processes
- Perceptions and values
- Alternative values: some opportunities
- Planning and management issues
- Habitat types
- 5 City farming
- Introduction
- Agriculture: process and practice
- Urban processes
- Resources and opportunities
- Implications for design
- 6 Climate
- Introduction
- Natural elements and climate
- Urban influences on climate
- Problems and perceptions
- Alternative values
- Some opportunities
- Implications for design
- Concluding reflections on urban climate
- 7 The regional landscape: a framework for shaping urban form
- The city region
- The greenbelt
- Greenways
- Smart growth
- Nature as infrastructure
- Regional planning and brownfields
- From islands to networks
- Some final comments
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Foundations of environmental thought
- General reading
- On water
- On plants
- On wildlife
- Cultural/behaviour issues
- On urban farming/recycling
- On climate and energy
- On regional issues
- Index.