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Canopy Cities

Author : Timothy Beatley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003823947
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Canopy Cities written by Timothy Beatley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential role of trees and forests in cities and examines the creative approaches cities around the world are taking to protect trees and expand their urban forests. Moving beyond the view that trees are luxuries and therefore non-essential to the life of a city, the book examines urban tree policies and approaches that foster tree protection, including tree codes and bylaws, and calls for greater community engagement to preserve this important facet of urban life. Through an international range of examples and case studies, featuring cities in the United States, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands, Australia, France, New Zealand, Mexico, Sierra Leone, and the United Kingdom. The book offers best practice examples where trees have been further integrated into the fabric of urban planning and design, including forested towers, interior rainforests, tiny urban forests, and metropolitan forests. Written by a leading authority in the field, this is a fascinating read for researchers, students, and practitioners in urban planning, landscape architecture, and environmental policy and planning.

The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life

Author : Elijah Anderson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393340511
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life written by Elijah Anderson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Yale sociology professor discusses how everyday people meet the demands of urban living through islands of civility he calls "cosmopolitan canopies" and describes how activities carried out under this canopy can ease racial tensions and promote harmony.

Cities and Canopies

Author : Harini Nagendra
Publisher : Viking
ISBN 13 : 9780670091218
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Cities and Canopies written by Harini Nagendra and published by Viking. This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native and imported, sacred and ordinary, culinary and floral, favourites of various kings and commoners over the centuries, trees are the most visible signs of nature in cities, fundamentally shaping their identities. Trees are storehouses of the complex origins and histories of city growth, coming as they do from different parts of the world, brought in by various local and colonial rulers. From the tree planted by Sarojini Naidu at Dehradun's clock tower to those planted by Sher Shah Suri and Jahangir on Grand Trunk Road, trees in India have served, above all, as memory keepers. They are our roots: their trunks our pillars, their bark our texture, and their branches our shade. Trees are nature's own museums. Drawing on extensive research, Cities and Canopies is a book about both the specific and the general aspects of these gentle life-giving creatures.

Strong Towns

Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119564816
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of trees in Washington, D.C. reveals that this city has about 1,928,000 trees with canopies that cover 28.6 percent of the area. The most common tree species are American beech, red maple, and boxelder. The urban forest currently store about 526,000 tons of carbon valued at $9.7 million. In addition, these trees remove about 16,200 tons of carbon per year ($299,000 per year) and about 540 tons of air pollution per year ($2.5 million per year). The structural, or compensatory, value is estimated at $3.6 billion. Information on the structure and functions of the urban forest can be used to improve and augment support for urban forest management programs and to integrate urban forests within plans to improve environmental quality in the Washington, D.C. area.

Cities and Natural Process

Author : Michael Hough
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134426828
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Cities and Natural Process written by Michael Hough and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities and Natural Process is a book for all concerned with the future of our cities, their design and sustainability, and our quality of life within them. Michael Hough describes how economic and technological values have squeezed any real sense of nature out of the modern city, the ways in which this has led to a divisive separation of countryside and city, wasted much of the city's resources, and shaped an urban aesthetic which is sharply at odds with both natural and social processes. Against this is set an alternative history of ecological values informing proven approaches to urban design which work with nature in the city.

American Canopy

Author : Eric Rutkow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439193584
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book American Canopy written by Eric Rutkow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of Michael Pollan's "Second Nature," this fascinating and unique historical work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and trees across the entire span of our nation's history.

Urban Forests

Author : Jill Jonnes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143110446
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Urban Forests written by Jill Jonnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and women who stood up for America’s city trees over the past two centuries. . . . An authoritative account.” —Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal “We all know that trees can make streets look prettier. But in her new book Urban Forests, Jill Jonnes explains how they make them safer as well.” —Sara Begley, Time Magazine A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds—whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation’s cities, from Jefferson’s day to the present As nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. Jill Jonnes’s Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, Urban Forests will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources.

City of Trees

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book City of Trees written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes more than 300 species of trees of Washington, D.C.

Supporting the “virtuous cycle” in urban ecosystems: How research can inform plans, policies, and projects that impact urban resilience

Author : Michele Romolini
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832530583
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Supporting the “virtuous cycle” in urban ecosystems: How research can inform plans, policies, and projects that impact urban resilience written by Michele Romolini and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Resilient Urban Environments

Author : Runming Yao
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031554825
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Resilient Urban Environments written by Runming Yao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands

Author : Riccardo Paolini
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128190728
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands written by Riccardo Paolini and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands: Characterization, Impacts, and Mitigation serves as a go to reference for a foundational understanding of urban-climate drivers and impacts. Through the book's comprehensive chapters, the authors help readers identify problems associated with urban climate change, along with potential solutions. Global case studies are included and presented in a way in which they become globally relevant to any urban or intra-urban environment. The authors call on their extensive experience to present and explore methodologies and approaches to quantifying urban-heat mitigation measures in a clear manner, focusing on heat islands, urban overheating and effects on air quality. - Includes global case studies that demonstrate how to design and implement urban-heat mitigation measures that are area-specific and effective, under both current climate and future conditions - Provides an overview of urban parameterizations in models leading to an improved understating of intra-urban climate variability drivers - Assesses potential heat and air-quality health impacts of excessive heat events and changes in local urban climates

Urban Ecology

Author : Richard T. T. Forman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107782783
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Urban Ecology written by Richard T. T. Forman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, sewer systems, and industrial sites. The book presents models, patterns, and examples from hundreds of cities worldwide. Numerous illustrations enrich the presentation. Cities are analyzed, not as ecologically bad or good, but as places with concentrated rather than dispersed people. Urban ecology principles, traditionally adapted from natural-area ecology, now increasingly emerge from the distinctive features of cities. Spatial patterns and flows, linking organisms, built structures, and the physical environment highlight a treasure chest of useful principles. This pioneering interdisciplinary book opens up frontiers of insight, as a valuable source and text for undergraduates, graduates, researchers, professionals, and others with a thirst for solutions to growing urban problems.

Urban Green Spaces

Author : Viniece Jennings
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030104699
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Urban Green Spaces written by Viniece Jennings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book crosses disciplinary boundaries to investigate how the benefits of green spaces can be further incorporated in public health. In this regard, the book highlights how ecosystem services provided by green spaces affect multiple aspects of human health and well-being, offering a strategic way to conceptualize the topic. For centuries, scholars have observed the range of health benefits associated with exposure to nature. As people continue to move to urban areas, it is essential to include green spaces in cities to ensure sustained human health and well-being. Such insights can not only advance the science but also spark interdisciplinary research and help researchers creatively translate their findings into benefits for the public. The book explores this topic in the context of ‘big picture’ frameworks that enhance communication between the environmental, public health, and social sciences.

Imminent Commons: Urban Questions for the Near Future

Author : Hyungmin Pai
Publisher : Actar D, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1638409994
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Imminent Commons: Urban Questions for the Near Future written by Hyungmin Pai and published by Actar D, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-04 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cities of the world stand at a crossroads. Amidst radical social, economic, and technological transformations, will the city become a driving force of creativity, diversity, and sustainability, or will it be a mechanism of inequality, despair, and environmental decay? At this critical moment, where do the stakes lie and what are the agents of change? From the time of its birth, the city has been held together by the commons. The book includes essays by Alejandro Zaera, Hyungmin Pai, Maider Llaguno, Nerea Calvillo, Hyewon Lee, Lindsay Bremner, Alex Ivancic, Iñaki Abalos, Charles Waldheim, David Gissen, Carlo Ratti, Daniele Belleri, Antoine Pico, Saskia Saseen, Adam Greenfield, Jesse LeCavalier, Philip Rode, Duncan McLaren, Julian Agyeman, Gunter Pauli, Gramazio and Kohler, Mario Carpo, Dirk E. Hebel, Marta H. Wisniewska, Felix Heisel, Mitchell Joachim, and Christian Hubert. The first publication of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017, proposes a framework that sets basic commons ? an evolving network of agencies, resources and technologies ? as the critical issue in the move towards a sustainable and just urbanism. It shows an exploration not of distant utopias, but of the very near future, because the emerging commons is changing the way we connect, make, move, recycle, sense, and share, and the way we manage air, water, energy and the earth. Whether met with fear or hope, they will very soon change the way we live in the city.

Urban Meteorology

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309252202
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Urban Meteorology written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the United Nations, three out of five people will be living in cities worldwide by the year 2030. The United States continues to experience urbanization with its vast urban corridors on the east and west coasts. Although urban weather is driven by large synoptic and meso-scale features, weather events unique to the urban environment arise from the characteristics of the typical urban setting, such as large areas covered by buildings of a variety of heights; paved streets and parking areas; means to supply electricity, natural gas, water, and raw materials; and generation of waste heat and materials. Urban Meteorology: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Meeting Users' Needs is based largely on the information provided at a Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate community workshop. This book describes the needs for end user communities, focusing in particular on needs that are not being met by current urban-level forecasting and monitoring. Urban Meteorology also describes current and emerging meteorological forecasting and monitoring capabilities that have had and will likely have the most impact on urban areas, some of which are not being utilized by the relevant end user communities. Urban Meteorology explains that users of urban meteorological information need high-quality information available in a wide variety of formats that foster its use and within time constraints set by users' decision processes. By advancing the science and technology related to urban meteorology with input from key end user communities, urban meteorologists can better meet the needs of diverse end users. To continue the advancement within the field of urban meteorology, there are both short-term needs-which might be addressed with small investments but promise large, quick returns-as well as future challenges that could require significant efforts and investments.

Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development

Author : Stan Geertman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642375332
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development written by Stan Geertman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book collects a selection of the best articles presented at the CUPUM (Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management) conference, held in the second week of July 2013 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The articles included were selected by external reviewers using a double blind process.