The Emergence of Biophilic Design

• Main Author: Söderlund, Jana (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Cities and Nature,
• Subjects: Urban ecology (Biology).; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable architecture.; Urban Ecology.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Sustainable Development.; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

This book addresses the emergence of biophilic design, a form of design that looks at people's intrinsic connection with nature. There is no denying that biophilic design is rapidly expanding globally as an effective response to pressing issues in urban areas and built environments. From being...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. The emergence of a new social movement: Biophilic design
• Chapter 2. The rationale for biophilic design
• Chapter 3. Biophilic design: The stories of the pioneers of the social movement
• Chapter 4. How the biophilic design social movement informs planning and policy
• Chapter 5. Living green wall trials in a hot dry city climate
• Chapter 6. The progression of biophilic design
• Bibliography
• Appendix.