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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155010703321

Autore

Perini Katia

Titolo

Urban sustainability and river restoration : green and blue infrastructure / / Katia Perini, Paola Sabbion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2017

ISBN

1-119-24494-3

1-119-24495-1

1-119-24502-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

THEi Wiley ebooks

Disciplina

333.77/153

Soggetti

Urban runoff - Management

Restoration ecology

Sustainable development

Stream restoration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Green and blue infrastructure in cities -- Climate change : mitigation and adaptation strategies -- Environmental and ecological imbalances in dense urban areas -- Water in urban areas : ecological and environmental issues and strategies -- Ecosystem services in urban areas : social, environmental, and economic benefits -- Green and blue infrastructure : vegetated systems -- Green and blue infrastructure : unvegetated systems -- Urban river restoration -- Strategies and techniques : case studies -- Green and blue infrastructure top-down policies -- Bottom-up initiatives for green and blue infrastructure -- Selection of management practices and guidelines -- Opportunities and policies : case studies.