From the ground up : local efforts to create resilient cities / / Alison Sant

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795424103321
• Autore: Sant Alison
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D. C. : , : Island Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 9781610918978; 9781610918961
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 pages)
• Disciplina: 307.12160973
• Soggetti: City planning - Environmental aspects - United States; City planning - United States; City and town life - Environmental aspects - United States; Resilience (Ecology) - United States; Environmental justice - United States; Urban climatology - United States; Climatic changes - United States; Climatic changes - Risk management - United States; Case studies.; United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / by Eric W. Sanderson -- Preface -- Introduction: Reimagining our cities -- Part 1: Reclaim the streets. Places by people, San Francisco ; Safe streets for everyone, Minneapolis ; Making the city accessible, New York City ; Essay: Building the inclusive cities from the ground up / by Tamika L. Butler -- Part 2: Tear up the concrete. Living with water, New Orleans ; Watershed planning, Portland ; Green spaces for all, Philadelphia ; Essay: Green infrastructure lessons from US cities / by Mami Hara -- Part 3: Plant the city. Canopy cover in the "City of trees", Washington, DC ; From street trees to natural areas, New York City ; The forest in the city, Baltimore -- Part 4: Adapt the shoreline. Restoring nature and building equity, San Francisco ; Growing one ; billion oysters, New York City ; Moving away from the coast, Louisiana ; Essay: Adapting urban district to sea=level rise by mimicking natural processes / by Kristina Hill -- Conclusion: A path forward.