| Description |
1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index. |
| Summary |
"It's time to think differently about cities and nature. Understanding how to better connect our cities with the benefits nature provides will be increasingly important as people migrate to cities and flourish in them. All this urban growth, along with challenges of adapting to climate change, will require a new approach to infrastructure if we're going to be successful. Yet guidance on how to plan and implement projects to protect or restore natural infrastructure is often hard to come by. With Conservation for Cities, Robert McDonald offers a comprehensive framework for maintaining and strengthening the supporting bonds between cities and nature through innovative infrastructure projects. After presenting a broad approach to incorporating natural infrastructure priorities into urban planning, he focuses each following chapter on a specific ecosystem service. He describes a wide variety of benefits, and helps practitioners answer fundamental questions: What are the best ecosystem services to enhance in a particular city or neighborhood? How might planners best combine green and grey infrastructure to solve problems facing a city? What are the regulatory and policy tools that can help fund and implement projects? Finally, McDonald explains how to develop a cost-effective mix of grey and green infrastructure and offers targeted advice on quantifying the benefits."--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
Nature in an urban world -- Figuring out what matters -- Drinking water protection -- Stormwater -- Floodwater -- Coastal protection -- Shade -- Air purification -- Aesthetic value -- Recreation value and physical health -- Parks and mental health -- Value of biodiversity in cities -- Putting it all together. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
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City planning -- Environmental aspects. |
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Environmental protection -- Planning.
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Environmental protection -- Planning. |
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Printed edition: 9781597266444 |
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Print version: 9781610915212 9781610915229 (OCoLC)896601392 (DLC) 2014958640 |
| ISBN |
9781610915236 (electronic book) |
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1610915232 (electronic book) |
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9781610915212 (print) |
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1610915216 (print) |
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9781610915229 (paperback) |
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1610915224 (paperback) |
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9781597266444 (print) |
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1597266442 (print) |
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9781610915229ΓΌ9781610915212 |
| Standard No. |
10.5822/978-1-61091-523-6 |
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