Description: Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design, Paperback by Beatley, Timothy, ISBN 1610916204, ISBN-13 9781610916202, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US This handbook describes how cities can integrate nature into their planning and design processes and projects to create better, more livable, sustainable, and resilient neighborhoods and environments. It discusses ideas, theory, and literature about biophilic cities and biophilic urbanism, including the history of biophilia and its application to buildings and cities, the benefits and value of nature, what a biophilic city is, different kids of nature in cities, and a model for biophilic design and planning interventions; city examples from the Biophilic Cities Project (Singapore City, Singapore; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Wellington, New Zealand; Birmingham, UK; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; Oslo, Norway; and Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain); shorter examples of biophilic innovation from cities around the world; and reflections and lessons about how to foster the love of nature in cities and biophilic cities. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Island Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Urban & Land Use Planning, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sustainability & Green Design
Publication Year: 2017
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Political Science, Architecture
Item Weight: 20 oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Timothy Beatley
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
