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...
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-621-9 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. The Power and Promise of Biophilic Cities
- 1. The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits of a Biophilic Urbanism
- 2. Placing Biophilic Cities: Planning History, Theory and the New Sustainability
- 3. Urban Trends and Nature Trends: Can the Two Intersect?
- 4. Biophilic Cities: Examining the Metrics and Theory
- Part II. The Practice of Biophilic Urbanism: Cities Leading the Way
- 5. Singapore: City in a Garden
- 6. Wellington, NZ: Nature on the Edge
- 7. Milwaukee: Greening the Rust Belt
- 8. Birmingham: Health, Nature and Urban Regeneration
- 9. Phoenix: The Promise of Biophilia in the Desert
- 10. Portland: Nature in the Compact City
- 11. San Francisco: From Park City to Wild City
- 12. Oslo: The City of Forest and Fjord
- 13. Vitoria-Gasteiz
- 14. Global Survey of Cities: Shorter City Cases and Exemplars
- Part III. Exemplary Tools, Policy Practices
- 15. Detailed Profiles of Biophilic Design Tools Techniques, Design Ideas
- Part IV. Successes and Future Directions
- 16. Biophilic Cities in the Age of Climate Change: Mitigation, Resilience Through Nature
- 17. What Can Be Learned From the Best Biophilic Cities?
- 18. Key Obstacles to Biophilic Cities (And Ways To Overcome Them)
- 19. Conclusions and Future Directions.