Green Urban Landscapes
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Greening The City
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Author : Dorothee Brantz
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
Greening The City written by Dorothee Brantz and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Architecture categories.
The modern city is not only pavement and concrete. Parks, gardens, trees, and other plants are an integral part of the urban environment. Often the focal points of social movements and political interests, green spaces represent far more than simply an effort to balance the man-made with the natural. A city’s history with—and approach to—its parks and gardens reveals much about its workings and the forces acting upon it. Our green spaces offer a unique and valuable window on the history of city life. The essays in Greening the City span over a century of urban history, moving from fin-de-siècle Sofia to green efforts in urban Seattle. The authors present a wide array of cases that speak to global concerns through the local and specific, with topics that include green-space planning in Barcelona and Mexico City, the distinction between public and private nature in Los Angeles, the ecological diversity of West Berlin, and the historical and cultural significance of hybrid spaces designed for sports. The essays collected here will make us think differently about how we study cities, as well as how we live in them. Contributors: Dorothee Brantz, Technische Universität Berlin * Peter Clark, University of Helsinki * Lawrence Culver, Utah State University * Konstanze Sylva Domhardt, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich * Sonja Dümpelmann, University of Maryland * Zachary J. S. Falck, Independent Scholar* Stefanie Hennecke, Technical University Munich * Sonia Hirt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * Salla Jokela, University of Helsinki * Jens Lachmund, Maastricht University * Gary McDonogh, Bryn Mawr College * Jarmo Saarikivi, University of Helsinki * Jeffrey Craig Sanders, Washington State University
Green Urban Landscapes
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Author : Josep Maria Minguet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Green Urban Landscapes written by Josep Maria Minguet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with City planning categories.
An emphasis on planning spaces and surrounding communities through eco-design, materials and alternative methods to promote a healthy, sustainable and diverse urban ecosystem as seen in the projects mentioned.
Urban Landscapes In High Density Cities
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Author : Bianca Maria Rinaldi
language : en
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Release Date : 2019-06-04
Urban Landscapes In High Density Cities written by Bianca Maria Rinaldi and has been published by Birkhäuser this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-04 with Architecture categories.
The positive effects of urban green spaces are well-known, ranging from the promotion of health, support of biodiversity to climate regulation. However, the practical implementation of urban landscapes is less discussed. How can we make these spaces functional, economically feasible and inclusive, especially as cities become more diverse? The publication explores strategies to reconcile the various demands, such as food production, resilience and nature conservation. Indeed, urban landscapes have to be restorative, ecological and aesthetically pleasing at the same time. This is a particular challenge in high-density cities like Singapore, Seoul or New York where space is a scarce commodity. The continuing growth of the worldwide urban population imbues the topic with a special urgency.
Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes
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Author : Andre Viljoen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-05-04
Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes written by Andre Viljoen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-04 with Architecture categories.
This book on urban design extends and develops the widely accepted 'compact city' solution. It provides a design proposal for a new kind of sustainable urban landscape: Urban Agriculture. By growing food within an urban rather than exclusively rural environment, urban agriculture would reduce the need for industrialized production, packaging and transportation of foodstuffs to the city dwelling consumers. The revolutionary and innovative concepts put forth in this book have potential to shape the future of our cities quality of life within them. Urban design is shown in practice through international case studies and the arguments presented are supported by quantified economic, environmental and social justifications.
Quality Of Life In Urban Landscapes
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Author : Roberta Cocci Grifoni
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-12-14
Quality Of Life In Urban Landscapes written by Roberta Cocci Grifoni and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-14 with Political Science categories.
This volume introduces an innovative tool for the development of sustainable cities and the promotion of the quality of life of city inhabitants. It presents a decision-support system to orient public administrations in identifying development scenarios for sustainable urban and territorial transformations. The authors have split the volume into five parts, which respectively describe the theoretical basis of the book, the policies in question and indicators that influence them, the decision-support system that connects indicators to policies, the case study of Ancona, Italy, and potential future directions for this work. This volume is based on transdisciplinary research completed in May 2016 that involved about 40 researchers at The University of Camerino, Italy and other European universities. With purchase of this book, readers will also have access to Electronic Supplementary Material that contains a database with groups of indicators of assessment of urban quality of life and a toolkit containing the data processing system and management information system used in the book’s case study.
Sustainable Urban Landscapes
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Author : University of British Columbia. James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 1996
Sustainable Urban Landscapes written by University of British Columbia. James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is about how to make our new neighbourhoods more sustainable than they are now. By sustainable, we mean the maintenance of the ecological health of our neighbourhoods and the provision of equitable access to affordable housing for our children. We hope that this book will be of interest to everyone; from the public officials and private developers who participate in developing and managing the urban landscape today to the secondary-school students who will shoulder these responsibilities tomorrow. This book includes four different designs for the same 400-acre site in Surrey, British Columbia, each design having been produced by a team of architects and landscape architects, working 'en charrette.'
Sustainable Urban Landscapes
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Author :
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Sustainable Urban Landscapes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Urban Landscapes
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Author : Massimo Sargolini
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-15
Urban Landscapes written by Massimo Sargolini and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-15 with Science categories.
Today, more than 50% of the world’s population lives in cities and is subject to particular environmental and economic impacts against the backdrop of an evolving planetary crisis. This book explores the intimate relationship between the quality of life of city dwellers and the quality of urban landscapes, including those regenerated through green spaces and environmental networks. Starting from the concept of “landscape” as defined by the European Landscape Convention (i.e. "an area, perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors"), it expands upon, in particular, the interactions between the different biotic and abiotic components that contribute to the quality of the landscape and the environment. In the first part of the book, the author examines fundamental concepts and discusses a variety of relevant topics, such as the city under transformation, waste spaces, smart communities, regeneration programs, the role of environmental networks, and new instruments for decision making. The second part is devoted to a case study of the Italian Adriatic city that highlights the need for interdisciplinary interaction among researchers in apparently disparate fields, including ecology, forest botany, chemistry, biology, geology, sociology, economics, architecture, and engineering.
Green City Spaces
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Author : Chris van Uffelen
language : en
Publisher: Braun Pub Ag
Release Date : 2013
Green City Spaces written by Chris van Uffelen and has been published by Braun Pub Ag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Architecture categories.
Green areas of all kinds have gained significance for contemporary urban planning. In addition to the importance for the structure and appearance of urban spaces, these areas have very different social, ecological and economic functions. For instance, they can serve as relaxation and communication rooms, or as habitats for flora and fauna they can have an extremely positive influence on the micro-climate, not to mention the increasing attention they receive from the real estate business as a factor in site evaluation. This volume presents a broad spectrum of green areas from around the world, like urban parks, green facades, public gardens and green city squares. The interplay of international trends, regional characteristics and local traditions is especially interesting. The selection of projects shows the various tendencies of this discipline at the junction of landscape architecture and urban planning.
Urban Landscape Ecology
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Author : Robert A. Francis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-14
Urban Landscape Ecology written by Robert A. Francis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-14 with Architecture categories.
The growth of cities poses ever-increasing challenges for the natural environment on which they impact and depend, not only within their boundaries but also in surrounding peri-urban areas. Landscape ecology – the study of interactions across space and time between the structure and function of physical, biological and cultural components of landscapes – has a pivotal role to play in identifying sustainable solutions. This book brings together examples of research at the cutting edge of urban landscape ecology across multiple contexts that investigate the state, maintenance and restoration of healthy and functional natural environments across urban and peri-urban landscapes. An explicit focus is on urban landscapes in contrast to other books which have considered urban ecosystems and ecology without specific focus on spatial connections. It integrates research and perspectives from across academia, public and private practitioners of urban conservation, planning and design. It provides a much needed summary of current thinking on how urban landscapes can provide the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal well-being.