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Fieldwork in Landscape Architecture - Methods, Actions, Tools (Hardcover): Thomas Oles, Paula Horrigan Fieldwork in Landscape Architecture - Methods, Actions, Tools (Hardcover)
Thomas Oles, Paula Horrigan
R4,626 Discovery Miles 46 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Fieldwork in Landscape Architecture: Approaches and Landings is the first guide to landscape design during its initial phase: the encounter between the designer and site. Through this book you will learn to master your own approaches to 'landing' in the field to help you determine the course of the design process, by converting abstract concepts into concrete methodology. Written by leading experts in the field and featuring critical essays and voices, 160 full-colour drawings, illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams, it will equip students and instructors of landscape architecture, across all levels, with the conceptual and practical tools they need to refine their skills and gain the confidence to become creative and critical landscape professionals.

Ecosystem Services - Key Issues (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Mark Everard Ecosystem Services - Key Issues (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Mark Everard
R4,486 Discovery Miles 44 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Revised and fully updated, this textbook provides a detailed yet accessible introduction to the key aspects of ecosystem services. Ecosystem services is one of the most powerful guiding principles for ecology, biodiversity conservation and the management of natural resources. It provides the basis of assessing the multiple values and services that ecosystems can provide to humankind, including diverse issues such as carbon sequestration, flood control, crop pollination and aesthetic and cultural services. The second edition of Ecosystem Services: Key Issues has been fully revised and updated to address policy and scientific developments, as well as new and emerging issues, such as nature-based solutions, zoonotic diseases and environmental justice. It includes new and updated case studies from across the world and each chapter contains further reading, learning objectives and discussion questions to aid student learning. The book details the historical roots of ecosystem services in the second half of the twentieth century, through initiatives such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It shows how ecosystem goods and services can be categorised and valued in economic as well as non-monetary terms, while also highlighting some of the difficulties and limitations of valuation techniques. The author describes how themes such as systems thinking, social-ecological resilience and natural capital relate to ecosystem services, and how these can contribute to more sustainable and equitable development. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of ecosystem services, ecology, environmental science, biodiversity conservation, environmental economics, natural resource management and sustainable development. It will also be of use to professionals and policymakers who are looking to integrate ecosystems and their services into their decision making processes.

Cultivating the Renaissance - A Social History of the Medici Tuscan Villas (Paperback): Katie Campbell Cultivating the Renaissance - A Social History of the Medici Tuscan Villas (Paperback)
Katie Campbell
R1,335 Discovery Miles 13 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Traces the evolution of Renaissance philosophy and aesthetics, architecture, horticulture and social attitudes as reflected in the villas and gardens of the Medici family. Allowing the reader to see an alternative way to see the development of the Renaissance. This book shows the evolution of the Medici villas, from defensive farms through humanist retreats to princely palaces, charts the rise of a family from humble farmers to European royalty enabling students to see how a family could rise through the classes in early modern Italy. The Medici spearheaded the movement to rediscover the classical world; in so doing they promoted the humanist philosophy of living in harmony with nature, evolved a new ideal of villa life and created the template for Renaissance architecture. Offering students and readers alike, a clear example of how the classical world influences the Renaissance world.

Cultivating the Renaissance - A Social History of the Medici Tuscan Villas (Hardcover): Katie Campbell Cultivating the Renaissance - A Social History of the Medici Tuscan Villas (Hardcover)
Katie Campbell
R4,477 Discovery Miles 44 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Traces the evolution of Renaissance philosophy and aesthetics, architecture, horticulture and social attitudes as reflected in the villas and gardens of the Medici family. Allowing the reader to see an alternative way to see the development of the Renaissance. This book shows the evolution of the Medici villas, from defensive farms through humanist retreats to princely palaces, charts the rise of a family from humble farmers to European royalty enabling students to see how a family could rise through the classes in early modern Italy. The Medici spearheaded the movement to rediscover the classical world; in so doing they promoted the humanist philosophy of living in harmony with nature, evolved a new ideal of villa life and created the template for Renaissance architecture. Offering students and readers alike, a clear example of how the classical world influences the Renaissance world.

Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London - Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London's Burials in the Early... Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London - Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London's Burials in the Early 19th Century (Hardcover)
Gian Luca Amadei
R4,474 Discovery Miles 44 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how Victorian cemeteries were the direct result of the socio-cultural, economic and political context of the city, and were part of a unique transformation process that emerged in London at the time. The book shows how the re-ordering of the city's burial spaces, along with the principles of health and hygiene, were directly associated with liberal capital investments, which had consequences in the spatial arrangement of London. Victorian cemeteries, in particular, were not only a solution for overcrowded graveyards, they also acted as urban generators in the formation London's suburbs in the nineteenth century. Beginning with an analysis of the conditions that triggered the introduction of the early Victorian cemeteries in London, this book investigates their spatial arrangement, aesthetics and functions. These developments are illustrated through the study of three private Victorian burial sites: Kensal Green Cemetery, Highgate Cemetery and Brookwood Cemetery. The book is aimed at students and researchers of London history, planning and environment, and Victorian and death culture studies.

Singapore's Park System Master Planning - A Nation Building Tool to Construct Narratives in Post-Colonial Countries... Singapore's Park System Master Planning - A Nation Building Tool to Construct Narratives in Post-Colonial Countries (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Raffaella Sini
R3,912 Discovery Miles 39 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book traces the evolution of Singapore's parks system, from colonial to present times. Further, it contextualizes the design and planning of parks in the general discourse on western and eastern traditions: early twentieth century western conceptions 'imported' during colonialism; modernism; postmodernism, and the contemporary ecological debate. Park system planning products respond to national policies and result in structural urban elements and a range of park types. Global (western ideology) and local issues have influenced park system planning and the physical design of individual parks over time. However, in Singapore the eastern literature has not addressed the development of parks and urban green spaces in terms of historical perspective. The publication reveals the interrelations between visual representations and changing political ideologies. Singapore's system of public parks is shown to represent an iconography created by the state. Its set of constructed narratives elucidates on the potential social, cultural and environmental roles of public parks. However, Singapore's park system presents a novel paradigm for expanding Asian cities, characterized by evolving urban imaging strategies. In framing Singapore's case study within the broader perspective of eastern applications of western planning and design practices, and constructions of nation in post-colonial countries, the manuscript establishes the contribution of the Singaporean model of design and planning of parks to the international debate.

Philosophers' Walks (Paperback): Bruce Baugh Philosophers' Walks (Paperback)
Bruce Baugh
R1,284 Discovery Miles 12 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Explores the philosophy of walking by following the author on the walks made by Sartre, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Rousseau and other philosophers. Walking is fundamental to the work of some famous philosophers but until this book has been a neglected topic. Also includes chapters on Coleridge, Andre Breton and surrealism and Virginia Wolff to consider the wider intellectual context of walking. Bruce Baugh travelled extensively to retrace the walks by these figures, so the book is able to relate the walks themselves to the ideas of the philosophers discussed.

Philosophers' Walks (Hardcover): Bruce Baugh Philosophers' Walks (Hardcover)
Bruce Baugh
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Explores the philosophy of walking by following the author on the walks made by Sartre, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Rousseau and other philosophers. Walking is fundamental to the work of some famous philosophers but until this book has been a neglected topic. Also includes chapters on Coleridge, Andre Breton and surrealism and Virginia Wolff to consider the wider intellectual context of walking. Bruce Baugh travelled extensively to retrace the walks by these figures, so the book is able to relate the walks themselves to the ideas of the philosophers discussed.

The Struggle for Land Under Israeli Law - An Architecture of Exclusion (Hardcover): Hadeel S. Abu Hussein The Struggle for Land Under Israeli Law - An Architecture of Exclusion (Hardcover)
Hadeel S. Abu Hussein
R4,482 Discovery Miles 44 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a comprehensive examination of land law for Arab Palestinians under Israeli law. Land is one of the core resources of human existence, development and activity. Therefore, it is also a key basis of political power and of social and economic status. Land regimes and planning regulations play a dynamic role in deciding how competing claims over resources will be resolved. According to legal geography, spatial ordering impacts legal regimes; whilst legal rules form social and human space. Through the lenses of international law, colonisation and legal geography, the book examines the land regime in Israel. More specifically, it endeavours to understand the spatial strategies adopted by Israel to organise the entire territorial expanse of the country as Jewish, while also excluding Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of East Jerusalem from the landscape. The book then details how the systematic nature and processes of marginalisation are mapped out across the civil, political and socio-economic landscape. This monograph will be of interest to international legal theorists, legal geographers, land lawyers and human rights practitioners and students; as well as to international scholars, NGOs and others focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The City in American Cinema - Film and Postindustrial Culture (Hardcover): Johan Andersson, Lawrence Webb The City in American Cinema - Film and Postindustrial Culture (Hardcover)
Johan Andersson, Lawrence Webb
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How has American cinema engaged with the rapid transformation of cities and urban culture since the 1960s? And what role have films and film industries played in shaping and mediating the "postindustrial" city? This collection argues that cinema and cities have become increasingly intertwined in the era of neoliberalism, urban branding, and accelerated gentrification. Examining a wide range of films from Hollywood blockbusters to indie cinema, it considers the complex, evolving relationship between moving image cultures and the spaces, policies, and politics of US cities from New York, Los Angeles, and Boston to Detroit, Oakland, and Baltimore. The contributors address questions of narrative, genre, and style alongside the urban contexts of production, exhibition, and reception, discussing films including The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Cruising (1980), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), King of New York (1990), Inception (2010), Frances Ha (2012), Fruitvale Station (2013), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Doctor Strange (2016).

The War on Terror and the Normalisation of Urban Security (Hardcover): Jon Coaffee The War on Terror and the Normalisation of Urban Security (Hardcover)
Jon Coaffee
R4,484 Discovery Miles 44 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Takes a novel view of urban security and articulates this through rescaled approaches to IR and global politics. Few direct competitors: this book is a multidisciplinary work grounded in contemporary policy dynamics of global scope. Utilises a range of accessible internationsal case studies and written in a clear, accessible style.

Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings - A Handbook for Reproducing and Creating Authentic Landscapes (Paperback, Third... Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings - A Handbook for Reproducing and Creating Authentic Landscapes (Paperback, Third Edition)
Rudy J. Favretti, Joy Putman Favretti
R1,451 Discovery Miles 14 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

It's been more than forty years since the second edition of this landmark guide to the preservation and restoration of gardens and landscapes at historic sites was published. Since the last edition came out, author Rudy Favretti, the nation's foremost authority in this area, has worked on many significant sites including both Monticello and Mount Vernon. New to this edition are: *Personal case studies from the authors' extensive experience in landscape restoration-preservation * An in-depth look complete with color images of the archaeological excavations at Bacon's Castle and Monticello in Virginia *Seventy-three illustrations including eight color photos *An enlarged and comprehensive bibliography *Fully updated and added chapters based on new and emerging information in the field Further, Landscape and Gardens for Historic Buildings covers a wide array of topics including researching and planning, maintaining restored landscapes, identifying authentic flora, and selecting the right historical period, or a series of periods to show the evolution of the historic landscape.

Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy - From the Middle Republic to the Early Empire (Paperback): Jane Draycott Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy - From the Middle Republic to the Early Empire (Paperback)
Jane Draycott
R1,400 Discovery Miles 14 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy examines the roles that the home, the garden and the members of the household (freeborn, freed and slave) played in the acquisition and maintenance of good physical and mental health and well-being. Focussing on the period from the middle Republic to the early Empire, it considers how comprehensive the ancient Roman general understanding of health actually was, and studies how knowledge regarding various aspects of health was transmitted within the household. Using literary, documentary, archaeological and bioarchaeological evidence from a variety of contexts, this is the first extended volume to provide as comprehensive and detailed a reconstruction of this aspect of ancient Roman private life as possible, complementing existing works on ancient professional medical practice and existing works on domestic medical practice in later historical periods. This volume offers an indispensable resource to social historians, particularly those that focus on the ancient family, and medical historians, particularly those that focus on the ancient world.

The World of Plants in Renaissance Tuscany - Medicine and Botany (Paperback): Cristina Bellorini The World of Plants in Renaissance Tuscany - Medicine and Botany (Paperback)
Cristina Bellorini
R1,411 Discovery Miles 14 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the sixteenth century medicinal plants, which until then had been the monopoly of apothecaries, became a major topic of investigation in the medical faculties of Italian universities, where they were observed, transplanted, and grown by learned physicians both in the wild and in the newly founded botanical gardens. Tuscany was one of the main European centres in this new field of inquiry, thanks largely to the Medici Grand Dukes, who patronised and sustained research and teaching, whilst also taking a significant personal interest in plants and medicine. This is the first major reconstruction of this new world of plants in sixteenth-century Tuscany. Focusing primarily on the medical use of plants, this book also shows how plants, while maintaining their importance in therapy, began to be considered and studied for themselves, and how this new understanding prepared the groundwork for the science of botany. More broadly this study explores how the New World's flora impacted on existing botanical knowledge and how this led to the first attempts at taxonomy.

Landscapes of Housing - Design and Planning in the History of Environmental Thought (Hardcover): Jeanne Haffner Landscapes of Housing - Design and Planning in the History of Environmental Thought (Hardcover)
Jeanne Haffner
R4,492 Discovery Miles 44 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Reframes ecology as an integrative notion that includes history, culture, society and materiality, in addition to technology, within contemporary ecological housing programs Argues that, when viewed through the lens of landscape, social and political implications of ecological housing offer important lessons for the future Gathers a wide range of contributions from the USA, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Mongolia, Hungary and India Includes over 130 black and white illustrations.

Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings - A Handbook for Reproducing and Creating Authentic Landscapes (Hardcover, Third... Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings - A Handbook for Reproducing and Creating Authentic Landscapes (Hardcover, Third Edition)
Rudy J. Favretti, Joy Putman Favretti
R2,671 Discovery Miles 26 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

It's been more than forty years since the second edition of this landmark guide to the preservation and restoration of gardens and landscapes at historic sites was published. Since the last edition came out, author Rudy Favretti, the nation's foremost authority in this area, has worked on many significant sites including both Monticello and Mount Vernon. New to this edition are: *Personal case studies from the authors' extensive experience in landscape restoration-preservation * An in-depth look complete with color images of the archaeological excavations at Bacon's Castle and Monticello in Virginia *Seventy-three illustrations including eight color photos *An enlarged and comprehensive bibliography *Fully updated and added chapters based on new and emerging information in the field Further, Landscape and Gardens for Historic Buildings covers a wide array of topics including researching and planning, maintaining restored landscapes, identifying authentic flora, and selecting the right historical period, or a series of periods to show the evolution of the historic landscape.

Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate (Paperback): Sara Wilkinson, Tim Dixon, Norm Miller, Sarah Sayce Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate (Paperback)
Sara Wilkinson, Tim Dixon, Norm Miller, Sarah Sayce
R1,586 Discovery Miles 15 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With the built environment contributing almost half of global greenhouse emissions, there is a pressing need for the property and real estate discipline to thoroughly investigate sustainability concerns. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate brings together the latest research of leading academics globally, demonstrating the nature and extent of the impact as well as suggesting means of mitigating humankind's impact and building resilience. Four sections examine the different aspects of sustainable real estate: governance and policy valuation, investment and finance management redevelopment and adaptation. Covering all land uses from residential to commercial, retail and industrial, the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate is an exciting mixture of received wisdom and emerging ideas and approaches from both the developed and developing world. Academics, upper-level students and researchers will find this book an essential guide to the very best of sustainable real estate research.

Dramaturgies of Interweaving - Engaging Audiences in an Entangled World (Hardcover): Erika Fischer-Lichte, Christel Weiler,... Dramaturgies of Interweaving - Engaging Audiences in an Entangled World (Hardcover)
Erika Fischer-Lichte, Christel Weiler, Torsten Jost
R4,480 Discovery Miles 44 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dramaturgies of Interweaving explores present-day dramaturgies that interweave performance cultures in the fields of theater, performance, dance, and other arts. Merging strategies of audience engagement originating in different cultures, dramaturgies of interweaving are creative methods of theater and art-making that seek to address audiences across cultures, making them uniquely suitable for shaping people's experiences of our entangled world. Presenting in-depth case studies from across the globe, spanning Australia, China, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, the US, and the UK, this book investigates how dramaturgies of interweaving are conceived, applied, and received today. Featuring critical analyses by scholars-as well as workshop reports and artworks by renowned artists-this book examines dramaturgies of interweaving from multiple locations and perspectives, thus revealing their distinct complexities and immense potential. Ideal for scholars, students, and practitioners of theater, performance, dramaturgy, and devising, Dramaturgies of Interweaving opens up an innovative perspective on today's breathtaking plurality of dramaturgical practices of interweaving in theater, performance, dance, and other arts, such as curation and landscape design.

The Climate Planner - Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (Hardcover): Jason King The Climate Planner - Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (Hardcover)
Jason King
R4,495 Discovery Miles 44 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Climate Planner is about overcoming the objections to climate change mitigation and adaption that urban planners face at a local level. It shows how to draft climate plans that encounter less resistance because they involve the public, stakeholders, and decisionmakers in a way that builds trust, creates consensus, and leads to implementation. Although focused on the local level, this book discusses climate basics such as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement of 2015, worldwide energy generation forecasts, and other items of global concern in order to familiarize urban planners and citizen planners with key concepts that they will need to know in order to be able to host climate conversations at the local level. The many case studies from around the United States of America show how communities have encountered pushback and bridged the implementation gap, the gap between plan and reality, thanks to a commitment to substantive public engagement. The book is written for urban planners, local activists, journalists, elected or appointed representatives, and the average citizen worried about climate breakdown and interested in working to reshape the built environment.

Memory Landscapes of the Inka Carved Outcrops (Paperback): Jessica Joyce Christie Memory Landscapes of the Inka Carved Outcrops (Paperback)
Jessica Joyce Christie; Foreword by Frank Meddens
R1,377 Discovery Miles 13 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Memory Landscapes of the Inka Carved Outcrops: From Past to Present presents a comprehensive analysis of the carved rocks the Inka created in the Andean highlands during the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. It provides an overview of Inka history, a detailed analysis of the techniques and styles of carving, and five comprehensive case studies. It opens in the Inka capital, Cusco, one of the two locations where the geometric style of Inka carving was authored by the ninth ruler Pachakuti Inka Yupanki. The following chapters move to the origin places on the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca and at Pumaurqu, southwest of Cusco, where the Inka constructed the emergence of the first members of their dynasty from sacred rock outcrops. The final case studies focus upon the royal estates of Machu Picchu and Chinchero. Machu Picchu is the second site where Pachakuti appears to have authored the geometric style. Chinchero was built by his son, Thupa Inka Yupanki, who adopted his father's strategy of rock carving and associated political messages. The methodology used in this book reconstructs relational networks between the sculpted outcrops, the land and people and examines how such networks have changed over time. The primary focus documents the specific political context of Inka carved rocks expanded into the performance of a stone ideology, which set Inka stone cults decidedly apart from earlier and later agricultural as well as ritual uses of empowered stones. When the Inka state formed in the mid-fifteenth century, carved rocks were used to mark local territories in and around Cusco. In the process of imperial expansion, selected outcrops were sculpted in peripheral regions to map Inka presence and showcase the cultivated and ordered geography of the state.

Management, Performance, and Applications of Micro Irrigation Systems (Paperback): Megh R. Goyal Management, Performance, and Applications of Micro Irrigation Systems (Paperback)
Megh R. Goyal
R2,626 Discovery Miles 26 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Management, Performance, and Applications of Micro Irrigation Systems, the fourth volume in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation series, emphasizes sustainable and meaningful methods of irrigation to counter rampant water scarcity. In many parts of the world, this scarcity significantly affects crop yield, crop quality, and, consequently, human quality of life. This important volume presents the best management practices in sustainable micro irrigation, with the goal of increasing crop yield and quality and conserving water. The practices described are practical and attainable and are based on research and studies from many areas of the world, including India, South Africa, and other areas. The applications described can be adapted and applied to many regions with a critical need to address the water crisis in crop production. The practices and applications presented include: * Partial root-zone surface drip irrigation * Effective maintenance techniques * Web-based irrigation scheduling * Water use efficiency methods * The use of flushing and filtration systems This valuable book is a must for those struggling to find ways to address the need to maintain efficient crop production in the midst of water shortages. With chapters from hands-on experts in the field, the book will be an invaluable reference and guide to effective micro irrigation methods.

Applications of Furrow and Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (Paperback): Megh R. Goyal Applications of Furrow and Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (Paperback)
Megh R. Goyal
R2,619 Discovery Miles 26 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Applications of Furrow and Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, the fifth volume in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation series, addresses the ever-challenging need for irrigation systems in arid and semi-arid regions of the world, areas that are suffering from severe water shortages. These areas, such as Egypt, Tunisia, most of Africa, and parts of South America, Central America, and Australia, find it a struggle to grow crops sustainably with the water available. This important book emphasizes sustainable agriculture practices to promote increased water usage efficiency in dry areas for growing of crops. It presents a variety of research and studies on such topics as: * Meteorological instruments for water management * Buried micro irrigation laterals for soil water retention * Water vapor flux models * Performance of various crops grown under different irrigation methods * Scheduling of irrigation * Phyto-monitoring techniques This valuable book is a must for those finding it a challenge to maintain sustainable crop production in the midst of continuous water shortages in areas where water is not naturally plentiful. With contributions from authors with hands-on experience in the field, the book will be an invaluable reference and guide to effective micro irrigation methods.

Sustainable Micro Irrigation Management for Trees and Vines (Paperback): Megh R. Goyal Sustainable Micro Irrigation Management for Trees and Vines (Paperback)
Megh R. Goyal
R2,623 Discovery Miles 26 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This valuable book, the third volume in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation series, focuses on sustainable micro irrigation management for trees and vines. It covers the principles as well as recent advances and applications of micro irrigation techniques. Specialists throughout the world share their expertise on: * Automation of micro irrigation systems * Service and maintenance of micro irrigation systems * Evaluation of micro irrigation systems * Scheduling of irrigation * Using municipal wastewater for micro irrigation * Micro-jet irrigation and other systems * The effect of potassium, acid lime, and other elements

Urban Ecology - Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use (Paperback): Kimberly Etingoff Urban Ecology - Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use (Paperback)
Kimberly Etingoff
R2,627 Discovery Miles 26 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. With increasing global urbanization, the environments and ecologies of cities are often perceived to suffer. While pollution and destruction of green space and species may occur, cities also remain part of natural systems. Cities provide natural processes necessary for survival for humans and other living organisms in urban areas. Urban ecology elucidates some of these processes and sheds light on their importance to healthy, fulfilling urban livelihoods. Urban Ecology: Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use provides background on issues relating to urban ecology and urban natural processes. The first section covers the types, values, and recognition of ecosystem services provided by natural processes in urban areas. The second section details the importance and potential of green spaces in urban areas. The third section focuses on biodiversity traits of cities, and the ways in which urbanization affects biodiversity indicators. Finally, the fourth section covers some of the tools and approaches available for urban planners and designers concerned with improving or maintaining urban environments and the services they provide. This easily accessible reference volume offers a comprehensive guide to this rapidly growing field. Case studies and up-to-date research provide urban planners with new options for creating cities that will meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Also appropriate for graduate students who are preparing for careers related to urban planning, this compendium captures and integrates the current work being done in this vitally important field.

Ecological Resilience - Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters (Paperback): Kimberly Etingoff Ecological Resilience - Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters (Paperback)
Kimberly Etingoff
R2,625 Discovery Miles 26 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This book presents the latest research on resilience strategies around the world. Research such as this is necessary to create new ideas and to evaluate established ones in an effort to make communities more adaptable and to increase people's survival and quality of life while living with the reality of climate change. The book offers definitions of resilience and various ways of measuring it, since resilience is still a concept in transition. It also describes general strategies for increasing communities' resilience at multiple levels, then dives into specific dimensions of resilience, tying it to energy infrastructure and systems and public health.

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