Planning for Climate Change: A Reader in Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Design for Resilient Cities, Paperback - Elisabeth M. Hamin Infield

DescriptionThis book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary literature on the substance and process of urban climate change planni...

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A new approach to parks and recreation system planning that will help planners create more successful and sustainable parks systems.

Reducere. This guidebook presents a framework for climate adaptation planning for coastal cities, large and small, focused on the central roles of citizens, ...

DescriptionOur urban spaces today struggle to thrive in the face corporate greed, increasing privatization, and rising inequality. Unlocking Sustai...

How we design our cities over the next four decades will be critical for our planet. If we continue to spill excessive greenhouse gas into the atmo...

Publisher: World Bank PublicationsAuthor(s): Frank Van SteenbergenIllustration(s): col. ill., col. figs, tablesNumber of pages: 168Collection: Inte...

This book is a primer on the essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is accessible for readers wit...

DescriptionClimate change continues to impact our health and safety, the economy, and natural systems. With climate-related protections and program...

A foundational analysis of the current science on climate change in cities across the U.S.Publisher: Island PressAuthor(s): Cynthia RosenzweigNumbe...

How cities can build on the "sharing economy" and smart technology to deliver a "sharing paradigm" that supports justice, solidarity, and sustainab...

Reducere. While Glaciers Slept weaves together the parallel stories of what happens when the climates of a family and a planet change. M Jackson, a noted sci...

This book critically analyses the existing condition of cities in developing countries with special reference to planning and infrastructure networ...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): Ron BasuNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 33Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Gary (University of Idaho, USA) AustinIllustration(s): 183 Halftones, color; 8 Tables, black and whiteNum...

DescriptionWhat is green infrastructure? Why should we develop it? Who uses it? And what socioeconomic and ecological value does it provide? This u...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): John F. CoplinIllustration(s): 22 Line drawings, black and white; 18 Halftones, black and white; 1 Tables...

Provides guidance for national and local policymakers on the management of their assets in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncIllustration(s): Approx. 150 illustrations (75 in full color); Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pag...

Reducere. "As advocate for the forgotten and the ignored, Mary Robinson has not only shone a light on human suffering, but illuminated a better future for ou...

This text provides an innovative approach to the pedagogy of contemporary planning processes within different cultural contexts. It has a multi-dis...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Rob (Philadelphia University, USA) FlemingIllustration(s): 7 Tables, black and white; 47 Illustrations, b...

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Offers an incisive guide to practitioner-led qualitative research. The authors make the case for ""local knowledge generation"" - inquiry-based, sc...

DescriptionChristina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer, healthier, eco-friendly home. Saving the planet for future generation...

Reducere. **Winner, Phillip D. Reed Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment****A Planetizen Top Planning Book for 2017**After decades of sp...

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DescriptionTools for navigating today's hyper-connected, rapidly changing, and radically contingent white water world.Design Unbound presents a new...

Just being outside doesn't always guarantee a connection to the natural world. An awareness of the environment needs to be embedded within the curr...

Publisher: 1517 MediaAuthor(s): Sallie McFagueNumber of pages: 124Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbackR...

Brings together lucid essays and case studies from both scholars and individuals on the front lines who manage international collaborations, lead l...

Reducere. Slow Reader collects theoretical reflections and practical perspectives from writers, designers, architects, artists and environmental activists th...