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Blue urbanism : exploring connections between cities and oceans / Timothy Beatley.
Van Pelt Library HT166 .B39273 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beatley, Timothy, 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning.
- Environmental protection--Planning.
- Environmental protection.
- Coastal zone management.
- Sea level.
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Marine ecology.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 188 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Island Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Blue Urbanism offers a comprehensive look at the challenges solutions, and great potential for urban areas to integrate ocean health into their policy and planning goals. Equal parts inspiration and practical advice, it explores the question: What would it mean to live in cities designed to foster feelings of connectedness to the ocean? Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Urban-Ocean Connection 1
- Chapter 2 The Reach of Cities: Connecting Urban Lifestyles and Ocean Health 19
- Chapter 3 Satisfying Urban Fish Eaters Sustainably 43
- Chapter 4 Urban Design for a Blue Planet 61
- Chapter 5 Reimagining Land Use and Parks m the Blue City 85
- Chapter 6 Engaging Urban Dwellers in Marine Life around Them 103
- Chapter 7 New Ideas for Connecting Oceans and Cities 133
- Chapter 8 Forging a Blue Urban Future 155.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781610914048
- 161091404X
- 9781610914055
- 1610914058
- OCLC:
- 864391582
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