Green infrastructure : linking landscapes and communities / / Mark A. Benedict, Edward T. McMahon

• Autore: Benedict Mark A
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.73
• Soggetto topico: Land use, Urban; Cities and towns - Growth; Natural areas; Cultural property - Protection
• Altri autori: McMahonEdward <1947->
• Note generali: "The Conservation Fund."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-288) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why green infrastructure? -- The green infrastructure approach : principles from past to present -- The benefits of a green infrastructure approach -- Where do we begin? -- The basics of network design -- The implementation quilt : matching available resources to network needs -- Management and stewardship -- Building support for green infrastructure -- Making it happen.
• Sommario/riassunto: With illustrative and detailed examples drawn from throughout the country, Green Infrastructure advances smart land conservation: large scale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. From the individual parcel to the multi-state region, Green Infrastructure helps each of us look at the landscape in relation to the many uses it could serve, for nature and people, and determine which use makes the most sense.In this wide-ranging primer, leading experts in the field provide a detailed how-to for planners, designers, landscape architects, and citizen activists.
• Titolo autorizzato: Green infrastructure
• ISBN: 9781597267649; 1597267643; 9781429497923; 1429497920
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964809603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II