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Conservation for cities : how to plan and build natural infrastructure / Robert I. McDonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McDonald, Robert Ian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Environmental aspects.
- City planning.
- Environmental protection--Planning.
- Environmental protection.
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Physical Description:
- 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Island Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- Conservation for Cities provides much-needed information about how to use natural infrastructure to create communities that are more resilient and livable. From practical advice about incorporating natural infrastructure projects into larger urban planning efforts to specific details about ecosystem services, the book offers a comprehensive framework for maintaining and strengthening the bonds between cities and nature. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Nature in an urban world
- Figuring out what matters
- Drinking water protection
- Stormwater
- Floodwater
- Coastal protection
- Shade
- Air purification
- Aesthetic value
- Recreation value and physical health
- Parks and mental health
- The value of biodiversity in cities
- Putting it all together.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781610915212
- 1610915216
- 9781610915229
- 1610915224
- OCLC:
- 896601392
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