LEADER 03397nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910822475403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-05867-7 010 $a0-226-90147-5 010 $a9786613058676 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226901473 035 $a(CKB)2550000000031260 035 $a(EBL)660543 035 $a(OCoLC)705538191 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467959 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12156582 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467959 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10497647 035 $a(PQKB)10658499 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000113822 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC660543 035 $a(DE-B1597)524888 035 $a(OCoLC)711000194 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226901473 035 $a(PPN)179354876 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000031260 100 $a20100524d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstructed climates $ea primer on urban environments /$fWilliam G. Wilson 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (283 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-226-90146-7 311 0 $a0-226-90145-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tPreface --$tContents --$t1. Cities and Nature --$t2. Shading and Cooling in City Climates --$t3. Energy Use and Carbon Budgets --$t4. Emissions and Urban Air --$t5. Social Aspects of Urban Nature --$t6. Human Health and Urban Inequities --$t7. Summary and Implications --$tAppendix: Graphical Intuitions --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aAs our world becomes increasingly urbanized, an understanding of the context, mechanisms, and consequences of city and suburban environments becomes more critical. Without a sense of what open spaces such as parks and gardens contribute, it's difficult to argue for their creation and maintenance: in the face of schools needing resources, roads and sewers needing maintenance, and people suffering at the hands of others, why should cities and counties spend scarce dollars planting trees and preserving parks? In Constructed Climates, ecologist William G. Wilson demonstrates the value of urban green. Focusing specifically on the role of vegetation and trees, Wilson shows the costs and benefits reaped from urban open spaces, from cooler temperatures to better quality ground water-and why it all matters. While Constructed Climates is a work of science, it does not ignore the social component. Wilson looks at low-income areas that have poor vegetation, and shows how enhancing these areas through the planting of community gardens and trees can alleviate social ills. This book will be essential reading for environmentalists and anyone making decisions for the nature and well-being of our cities and citizens. 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aUrban climatology 606 $aUrban ecology (Biology) 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 0$aUrban climatology. 615 0$aUrban ecology (Biology) 676 $a577.5/6 700 $aWilson$b Will$f1960-$01755519 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822475403321 996 $aConstructed climates$94192325 997 $aUNINA