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Cities and natural process : a basis for sustainability / Michael Hough.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hough, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Environmental aspects.
- City planning.
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([viii], 292 p., [4] p. of plates ) ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Cities and Natural Process' is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature & an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design.
- Cities and Natural Process is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. Whilst retaining the existing structure, each of the chapters has been revised to take into account recent theoretical and practical developments. A completely new concluding chapter has been added which draws together the themes of the volume and links these to broader landscape issues such as greenway systems, landscape ecology and green infrastructure. Cities and Natural Process is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. Whilst retaining the existing structure, each of the chapters has been revised to take into account recent theoretical and practical developments. A completely new concluding chapter has been added which draws together the themes of the volume and links these to broader landscape issues such as greenway systems, landscape ecology and green infrastructure.
- Contents:
- Introduction 1. Urban Ecology: A basis for shaping cities 2. Water 3. Plants 4. Wildlife 5. City Farming 6. Climate: Making connections 7. The Regional Landscape Conclusion
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-286) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-42682-8
- 1-134-42683-6
- 0-415-29854-7
- 1-280-07694-1
- 0-203-64347-X
- 9780203643471
- OCLC:
- 437060256
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