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Design with the desert : conservation and sustainable development / / edited by Richard Malloy. [et al.]
| Design with the desert : conservation and sustainable development / / edited by Richard Malloy. [et al.] |
| Autore | Malloy Richard |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (607 p.) |
| Disciplina |
577.54
307.7640973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MalloyRichard (Richard A.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Desert ecology
Desert ecology - Southwestern States Desert ecology - West (U.S.) Sustainable development Sustainable development - Southwestern States Sustainable development - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN |
9781000218848
1000218848 9780429111099 0429111096 9781439881385 1439881383 |
| Classificazione | BUS072000NAT010000NAT011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Deserts of the World; Chapter 2 - Geology and Soils in Deserts of the Southwestern United States; Chapter 3 - Scales of Climate in Designing with the Desert; Chapter 4 - Water Resources in the Desert Southwest; Chapter 5 - Geologic, Hydrologic, and Urban Hazards for Design in Desert Environments; Chapter 6 - Deep History and Biogeography of La Frontera; Chapter 7 - Vegetation Zones of the Southwest; Chapter 8 - Plant Ecology of the Sonoran Desert Region
Chapter 9 - Wildlife and Anthropogenic Changes in the Arid SouthwestChapter 10 - Healing the Wounds: An Example from the Sky Islands; Chapter 11 - Built to Burn; Chapter 12 - Restoring Ecosystem Health in Frequent-Fire Forests of the American West; Chapter 13 - Ecological Planning Method; Chapter 14 - Phoenix as Everycity: A Closer Look at Sprawl in the Desert; Chapter 15 - Water Planning for Growing Southwestern Communities; Chapter 16 - Removable and Place-Based Economies: Alternative Futures for America's Deserts Chapter 17 - Environmental Injustice in the Urban Southwest: A Case Study of Phoenix, ArizonaChapter 18 - Dwelling in Expanded Biotic Communities: Steps Toward Reconstructive Postmodern Communities; Chapter 19 - Dialogue on Development; Chapter 20 - Ecological Design; Chapter 21 - Rainwater Harvesting and Stormwater Reuse for Arid Environments; Chapter 22 - Designing Habitats in Urban Environments; Chapter 23 - Native Plant Salvaging and Reuse in Southwestern Deserts; Chapter 24 - Sustainable Urban Living: Green Solar Energy for Food and Biofuels Production; Chapter 25 - Desert Urbanism Chapter 26 - Settlement, Growth, and Water Security for Southwest CitiesChapter 27 - Creating Tomorrow; Chapter 28 - Desert Vernacular: Green Building and Ecological Design in Scottsdale, Arizona; Chapter 29 - Sustainable Energy Alternatives for the Southwest; Chapter 30 - Search for a Lean Alternative; Chapter 31 - Creating Sustainable Futures for Southwestern Cities: The ProtoCityTM Approach in the Ciudad Juarez, Mexico/El Paso, Texas Metroplex; Back Cover |
| Altri titoli varianti | Design with the Desert |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416126503321 |
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| Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Design with the desert : conservation and sustainable development / / edited by Richard Malloy, [and four others]
| Design with the desert : conservation and sustainable development / / edited by Richard Malloy, [and four others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (620 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 338.97307 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. -- Physical Aspects of the Desert Environment: Deserts of the World. -- Geology and Soils in Deserts of the Southwestern United States. -- Scales of Climate in Designing with the Desert. Water Resources in the Desert Southwest. -- Geologic, Hydrologic, and Urban Hazards for Design in Desert Environments. -- The Living Desert: Deep History and Biogeography of La Frontera. -- Vegetation Zones of the Southwest. -- Plant Ecology of the Sonoran Desert Region. -- Wildlife and Anthropogenic Changes in the Arid Southwest. -- Healing the Wounds: An Example from the Sky Islands. -- Built toBurn. -- Restoring Ecosystem Health in Frequent-Fire Forests of the American West. -- Desert Planning: Ecological Planning Method. -- Phoenix as Every City: A Closer Look at Sprawl in the Desert. -- Water Planning for Growing Southwestern Communities. -- Removable and Placed-Based Economies: Alternative Futures for America's Deserts. -- Environmental Injustice in the Urban Southwest: A Case Study of Phoenix, Arizona. -- Dwelling in Expanded Biotic Communities: Steps Toward Reconstructive Postmodern Communities. Dialogue on Development. -- Ecology in Design of Urban Systems: Ecological Design. -- Rainwater Harvesting and Stormwater Reuse for Arid Environments. -- Designing Habitats in Urban Environments. -- Native Plant Salvaging and Reuse in Southwestern Deserts. -- Sustainable Urban Living: Green Solar Energy for Food and Biofuels Production -- Integral Urbanism in Desert Cities: Recapturing Links in Metro Phoenix. -- Urban Sustainability: Settlement, Growth, and Water Security for Southwest Cities -- Creating Tomorrow. -- Desert Vernacular: Green Building and Ecological Design in Scottsdale, Arizona. -- Sustainable Energy Alternatives for the Southwest. Search for a Lean Alternative. -- Creating Sustainable Futures for Southwestern Cities: The ProtoCity™ Approach in the Ciudad Juarez Mexico/El Paso, Texas Metroplex. -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Design with the Desert |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910720570503321 |
| Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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