Greening Cities
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Greening Cities
Forms and Functions
Jim, Chi Yung; Tan, Puay Yok
Springer Verlag, Singapore
04/2017
372
Dura
Inglês
9789811041112
15 a 20 dias
This book offers an overview of recent scientific and professional literature on urban greening and urban ecology, focusing on diverse disciplines such as landscape architecture, geography, urban ecology, urban climatology, biodiversity conservation, urban governance, architecture and urban hydrology.
Introduction.- Urban greenery and urban ecosystems - greening of cities through an ecological lens.- Evolving paradigms in the history of greening cities.- Urban greenery as multi-functional green infrastructure.- High-rise greening - greening the city through its buildings.- Blue-green infrastructure as the new frontier of urban greening.- Designing green spaces for humans and biodiversity.- Urban ecological networks for biodiversity conservation.- Greenery as heritage.- Recent technological innovations as an enabler of urban greening.- Urban greening and the urban climate.- Urban greening and human health.- Urban greening and social capital.- Urban farming and food resilience.- Urban greening and its link to sustainability and resilience.- Conclusions.
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This book offers an overview of recent scientific and professional literature on urban greening and urban ecology, focusing on diverse disciplines such as landscape architecture, geography, urban ecology, urban climatology, biodiversity conservation, urban governance, architecture and urban hydrology.
Introduction.- Urban greenery and urban ecosystems - greening of cities through an ecological lens.- Evolving paradigms in the history of greening cities.- Urban greenery as multi-functional green infrastructure.- High-rise greening - greening the city through its buildings.- Blue-green infrastructure as the new frontier of urban greening.- Designing green spaces for humans and biodiversity.- Urban ecological networks for biodiversity conservation.- Greenery as heritage.- Recent technological innovations as an enabler of urban greening.- Urban greening and the urban climate.- Urban greening and human health.- Urban greening and social capital.- Urban farming and food resilience.- Urban greening and its link to sustainability and resilience.- Conclusions.
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