Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design by Timothy Beatley (English) Paperb

Description: Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design by Timothy Beatley Practical advice and inspiration to ensure urbanists connect with nature in their cities. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? The Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design offers practical advice and inspiration for ensuring that nature in the city is more than infrastructure—that it also creates an emotional connection to the earth and promotes well-being among urban residents. Divided into six parts, the Handbook introduces key ideas about biophilic urbanism, highlights urban biophilic innovations in more than a dozen global cities, and concludes with lessons and resources for advancing urban biophilia. As the most comprehensive reference on the emerging field of biophilic urbanism, the Handbook is essential reading for students and practitioners looking to place nature at the core of their planning and design ideas. Author Biography Timothy Beatley is Chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for over twenty-five years. He is the author of many books including Planning for Coastal Resilience, Biophilic Cities, and Green Urbanism (Island Press). Table of Contents Part I. The Power and Promise of Biophilic Cities Chapter 1. The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits of a Biophilic Urbanism Chapter 2. Placing Biophilic Cities: Planning History, Theory and the New Sustainability Chapter 3. Urban Trends and Nature Trends: Can the Two Intersect? Chapter 4. Biophilic Cities: Examining the Metrics and Theory Part II. The Practice of Biophilic Urbanism: Cities Leading the Way Chapter 5. Singapore: City in a Garden Chapter 6. Wellington, NZ: Nature on the Edge Chapter 7. Milwaukee: Greening the Rust Belt Chapter 8. Birmingham: Health, Nature and Urban Regeneration Chapter 9. Phoenix: The Promise of Biophilia in the Desert Chapter 10. Portland: Nature in the Compact City Chapter 11. San Francisco: From Park City to Wild City Chapter 12. Oslo: The City of Forest and Fjord Chapter 13. Vitoria-Gasteiz Chapter 14. Global Survey of Cities: Shorter City Cases and Exemplars Part III. Exemplary Tools, Policy Practices Chapter 15. Detailed Profiles of Biophilic Design Tools Techniques, Design Ideas Part IV. Successes and Future Directions Chapter 16. Biophilic Cities in the Age of Climate Change: Mitigation, Resilience Through Nature Chapter 17. What Can Be Learned From the Best Biophilic Cities? Chapter 18. Key Obstacles to Biophilic Cities (And Ways To Overcome Them) Chapter 19. Conclusions and Future Directions Review "Ecological urbanism has taken root and blossomed over the past four decades. Tim Beatleys Handbook of Biophilic City Planning Design gathers the fruits of that movement: a rich cornucopia of inspiring projects and practices from across the globe, which are models for all cities."--Anne Whiston Spirn, author of "The Granite Garden: Urban Nature and Human Design""Practical, passionate, and packed with ideas and advice, the Handbook of Biophilic City Planning Design is a must for anyone looking to transform urban environments into better, more livable places."-- "Civil Engineering""The Handbook is truly inspiring, and Beatley adeptly conveys the importance of biophilic planning design on multiple levels, giving a biophilic vision for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to image as possible futures."-- "Journal of Planning Education and Research""The projects in the Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design certainly demonstrate good efforts to re-introduce us to natural environment and to give us a reason to care about what happens to it."-- "Spacing Vancouver" Promotional Beatley has a strong platform as a leader in sustainable urbanism and creator of the international Biophilic Cities Network. Diverse, global case studies include: Singapore, Wellington (New Zealand), Birmingham (UK), Portland (Oregon), Oslo, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain), Phoenix (Arizona), San Francisco, and more. The most comprehensive resource on the emerging field of biophilic urbanism. Long Description What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? While parks, street trees, and green roofs are increasingly appreciated for their technical services like stormwater reduction, from a biophilic viewpoint, they also facilitate experiences that contribute to better physical and mental health: natural elements in play areas can lessen childrens symptoms of ADHD, and adults who exercise in natural spaces can experience greater reductions in anxiety and blood pressure. The Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design offers practical advice and inspiration for ensuring that nature in the city is more than infrastructurethat it also promotes well-being and creates an emotional connection to the earth among urban residents. Divided into six parts, the Handbook begins by introducing key ideas, literature, and theory about biophilic urbanism. Chapters highlight urban biophilic innovations in more than a dozen global cities. The final part concludes with lessons on how to advance an agenda for urban biophilia and an extensive list of resources. As the most comprehensive reference on the emerging field of biophilic urbanism, the Handbook is essential reading for students and practitioners looking to place nature at the core of their planning and design ideas and encourage what preeminent biologist E.O. Wilson described as ""the innate emotional connection of humans to all living things."" Review Text "The Handbook is truly inspiring , and Beatley adeptly conveys the importance of biophilic planning design on multiple levels , giving a biophilic vision for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to image as possible futures." Review Quote "This excellent handbook...is a very useful publication that maintains the flow of information on green and ecological design of cities for man and nature at a time when information exchange and awareness between practitioners is more important than ever. To those new to the concept of biophilic urbanism, the book will be eye-opening. To practitioners and green urbanism theorists, there is much by way of useful, global information, as well as pathways into areas of endeavour in urbanism of which they may not be aware. One is left hungry for more!" Promotional "Headline" Practical advice and inspiration to ensure urbanists connect with nature in their cities. Details ISBN1610916204 Author Timothy Beatley Short Title HANDBK OF BIOPHILIC CITY PLANN Pages 352 Publisher Island Press Language English ISBN-10 1610916204 ISBN-13 9781610916202 Media Book Format Paperback Birth 1957 Imprint Island Press Place of Publication Washington Country of Publication United States DEWEY 711.42 Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-01-05 NZ Release Date 2017-01-05 US Release Date 2017-01-05 UK Release Date 2017-01-05 Illustrations 80 photographs and 5 illustrations Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2017-01-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129566620;

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