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The Green Leap : A Primer for Conserving Biodiversity in Subdivision Development / Mark Hostetler.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hostetler, Mark, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biodiversity conservation.
- New towns--Environmental aspects.
- Planned communities--Environmental aspects.
- Urban ecology (Biology).
- Planned communities.
- New towns.
- Local Subjects:
- Biodiversity conservation.
- New towns--Environmental aspects.
- Planned communities--Environmental aspects.
- Urban ecology (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written for anyone interested in green development-including policy makers, architects, developers, builders, and homeowners-this practical guide focuses on the central question of how to conserve biodiversity in neighborhoods and to minimize development impacts on surrounding habitats. The Green Leap specifically helps move green development beyond the design stage by thoroughly addressing construction and post-construction issues.Incorporating many real-world examples, Mark Hostetler explains key conservation concepts and techniques, with specific advice for a wide variety of stakeholders that are interested in creating and maintaining green developments. He outlines the key players and principles needed to establish biodiverse communities and illustrates eight key design and management strategies. The Green Leap not only offers essential information for constructing new developments but also helps existing communities retrofit homes, yards, and neighborhoods to better serve both people and nature.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Boxed Texts
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Part One. Key Principles and Players
- Part Two. The Devil Is in the Details
- In Summary
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786613520791
- 9781280116506
- 1280116501
- 9780520951877
- 0520951875
- OCLC:
- 779173737
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