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Ecosystem services come to town : greening cities by working with nature / / Gary Grant
| Ecosystem services come to town : greening cities by working with nature / / Gary Grant |
| Autore | Grant Gary <1958-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 711/.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development |
| ISBN |
9786613854810
9781283542364 1283542366 9781118387887 1118387880 9781118387924 1118387929 9781118387870 1118387872 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ecosystem Services Come to Town: Greening cities by working with nature; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction; Modern Cities and the Disconnected; Population Spike; Limits to Growth; Global Threats; Ecosystem Services and Stewardship; Greening Cities is Necessary; Hope; 2. Origins of Cities; Why Look Back?; Emergence of the Human Species; Great Leap Forward; Agriculture and Permanent Settlements; Agriculture Around the World; Agriculture Intensifies; Empires Rise and Fall in Mesopotamia; Nile Valley; Indus Valley; Ancient China; Ancient Greece; On the Ganges; Rome
The MocheMesoamerica; Fortified Centres of Administration; European Renaissance; Early Modern; Squalor; 3. Modern Cities; Origins of the Modern City; Industrial Revolution; Railways; Rapid Growth; Ill Health; Distinctive New Districts Emerge; Paris Re-born; Railways and Suburbs; Planning and Zoning; Garden Cities; Motor Vehicles Herald in the Oil Age; A Humane Outlook; Going Up; Continued Rise of the Motor Vehicle; Decline of the Inner City; New Towns; City Plans; An Unfinished Task; 4. Issues Facing Contemporary Cities; Impacts of Cities and City Living; Habitat Loss; Habitat Fragmentation Impacts on SoilThe Water Cycle; Water-borne Pollution; Urban Heat Islands; Air Pollution; Noise; Light Pollution; Agricultural Land Take; Concrete; Steel; Glass; Timber; Waste; Drivers of Population Growth; Peak Oil; Peak Phosphorus; Post Oil; 5. Working with Nature; Ecology and Ecosystems; Born Free; Saving the Great Lakes; Earth Summit, Ecosystem Assessment and Ecosystem Services; Cities as Part of the Biosphere; Ecological Restoration; Urban Wildlife; Green Infrastructure; Sustainable Sites Initiative; Advice from Professional Bodies and Others; Mimic Nature; Working with Nature Works 6. Urban NatureOpen Space Preservation; The Naturalists; Nature Leaves the City?; Urban Nature Returns; Wildlife Gardens; Encapsulated Countryside; Bukit Timah; The Urban Forest; Urban Wastelands; Canvey Wick; Emscher Park; Urban Farming; Biodiversity Action Plans; River Corridors; London's South Bank; Minneapolis Riverfront; 7. Water and Cities; Fresh Clean Water - Essential and Increasingly Scarce; Civilisation has Modified the Water Cycle; Water Consumption; Embodied Carbon; Virtual Water; Catchment Management; Rainwater Harvesting; Grey Water; Sustainable Urban Drainage Water Sensitive Urban DesignRain Gardens; The Streets are Changing; Ponds; Potsdamer Platz; River Restoration; The Cheonggyecheon River; Singapore; Water and Urban Heat Islands; Towards the Water Sensitive City; 8. City-wide Greening; Bioregions; Catchment Management for Clean Water; Catchment Management for Ecosystem Services; Regional Green Infrastructure Plans; Biomass and the Bioregion; Regional Ecological Networks; Community Forests; Green Belts; Green Grids; Transport; Urban Heat Islands; Blue Networks; Masterplanning; Regional Plans, Local Implementation 9. Greening Neighbourhoods and Buildings |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139690203321 |
Grant Gary <1958->
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| Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The water sensitive city / / Gary Grant
| The water sensitive city / / Gary Grant |
| Autore | Grant Gary <1958-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.6/1068 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Municipal water supply
Water-supply - Management Water demand management Urban ecology (Biology) Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| ISBN |
1-118-89765-X
1-118-89763-3 |
| Classificazione | BUS072000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: About the Author Acknowledgement 1. Water & Cities 2. A Brief History of Water Supply & Sanitation 3. Demand 4. Supply 5. Climate Change & Water 6. Microclimate 7. Ecosystem Approach 8. Rivers & Coasts 9. Near-Natural Drainage 10. Reduce 11. Collect 12. Recycle 13. Water Quality 14. Future Water Sensitive Cities Useful resources. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136418203321 |
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Grant Gary <1958->
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| Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The water sensitive city / / Gary Grant
| The water sensitive city / / Gary Grant |
| Autore | Grant Gary <1958-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.6/1068 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Municipal water supply
Water-supply - Management Water demand management Urban ecology (Biology) Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| ISBN |
1-118-89765-X
1-118-89763-3 |
| Classificazione | BUS072000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: About the Author Acknowledgement 1. Water & Cities 2. A Brief History of Water Supply & Sanitation 3. Demand 4. Supply 5. Climate Change & Water 6. Microclimate 7. Ecosystem Approach 8. Rivers & Coasts 9. Near-Natural Drainage 10. Reduce 11. Collect 12. Recycle 13. Water Quality 14. Future Water Sensitive Cities Useful resources. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825132703321 |
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Grant Gary <1958->
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| Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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