Blue Biophilic Cities: Nature and Resilience Along The Urban Coast: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
Autor Timothy Beatleyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 dec 2017
There is a growing recognition of the contact we need with nature to be happy, healthy and to lead meaningful lives. We need that nature daily, if not hourly, and so it must be nearby to where we live and work. This is central to the concept of ‘biophilic cities’ which is emerging as a global movement and guiding framework for city design and planning. Blue Biophilic Cities is about the promise of this movement and a kind of biophilic urbanism that is possible for cities perched on the edge of harbours and seas.
In blue biophilic cities, much of the
nearby nature is to be found in the marine realm. This book explores the efforts underway in a number of cities to foster new marine connections through a variety of innovative programs and initiatives. It also discusses a number of design ideas, from dynamic shoreline edges and floodable parks to living breakwaters, in order to emphasise the possibility of designing for resilience while also supporting marine biodiversity and strengthening biophilic connections to the marine world. In blue biophilic cities, much of the
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783319679549
ISBN-10: 3319679546
Pagini: 142
Ilustrații: XIII, 142 p. 40 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3319679546
Pagini: 142
Ilustrații: XIII, 142 p. 40 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
1. Future Cities: The Blue and Biophilic .- 2. Planning the Balance of Danger and Delight .- 3. Unsustainable Bounties for the Blue: Cities to the Rescue? .- 4. Making the Marine World Visible - Fostering Emotional Connections to the Sea .- 5. Reimagining the Blue Edge .- 6. Just Blue (and Biophilic) Cities .- 7. Conclusions and Trajectories: Final Reflection on Blue, Biophilic Urbanism
Notă biografică
Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia, USA, where he has taught for the last thirty years. He founded and directs the Biophilic Cities Project and recently helped to launch a global Biophilic Cities Network.
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There is a growing recognition of the contact we need with nature to be happy, healthy and to lead meaningful lives. We need that nature daily, if not hourly, and so it must be nearby to where we live and work. This is central to the concept of ‘biophilic cities’ which is emerging as a global movement and guiding framework for city design and planning. Blue Biophilic Cities is about the promise of this movement and a kind of biophilic urbanism that is possible for cities perched on the edge of harbours and seas.
In blue biophilic cities, much of the ne
arby nature is to be found in the marine realm. This book explores the efforts underway in a number of cities to foster new marine connections through a variety of innovative programs and initiatives. It also discusses a number of design ideas, from dynamic shoreline edges and floodable parks to living breakwaters, in order to emphasise the possibility of designing for resilience while also supporting marine biodiversity and strengthening biophilic connections to the marine world.
In blue biophilic cities, much of the ne
arby nature is to be found in the marine realm. This book explores the efforts underway in a number of cities to foster new marine connections through a variety of innovative programs and initiatives. It also discusses a number of design ideas, from dynamic shoreline edges and floodable parks to living breakwaters, in order to emphasise the possibility of designing for resilience while also supporting marine biodiversity and strengthening biophilic connections to the marine world.
Caracteristici
Discusses the promotion by marine nature of wildness, health and a deeper sense of place Explores creative design and planning approaches for designing resilient cities against environmental dangers Introduces the concept of ‘equigenic blue’ as a means for achieving social justice in the Blue Biophilic City