Conservation for Cities How to Plan and Build Natural Infrastructure /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: McDonald, Robert I. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2015.
• Θέματα: Architecture.; Landscape architecture.; Architecture / Design.; Landscape Architecture.

With this book, Robert McDonald offers a comprehensive framework for maintaining and strengthening the supporting bonds between cities and nature through innovative infrastructure projects. It's time to think differently about cities and nature. More people than ever live in cities, and all of...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Nature in an Urban World
• 2. Figuring Out What Matters. 3. Drinking Water Protection
• 4. Stormwater
• 5. Floodwater
• 6. Coastal Protection
• 7. Shade
• 8. Air Purification
• 9. Aesthetic Value
• 10. Recreation Value and Physical Health
• 11. Parks and Mental Health
• 12. The Value of Biodiversity in Cities.