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Greening Cities - Forms and Functions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Greening Cities - Forms and Functions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
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This book offers an overview of recent scientific and professional
literature on urban greening and urban ecology, focusing on diverse
disciplines such as landscape architecture, geography, urban
ecology, urban climatology, biodiversity conservation, urban
governance, architecture and urban hydrology. It includes
contributions in which academics, public policy experts and
practitioners share their considerable knowledge on the
multi-faceted aspects of greening cities. The greening of cities
has witnessed a global resurgence over the past two decades and has
made a significant contribution to urban liveability and
sustainability, as well as increasing resilience. As urban greening
efforts continue to expand, it is useful to promote recent advances
in our understanding of various aspects of planning, design and
management of urban greenery, but at the same time, it is also
important to realize that there are important gaps in our knowledge
and that further research is needed. The book is organized in three
main parts: concepts, functions and forms of urban greening. The
first part examines the historical roots of greening cities and how
the burgeoning field of urban ecology can contribute useful
principles and strategies to guide the planning, design and
management of urban greening. The second part shifts the focus to
the diverse range of services - the functions - provided by urban
greening, such as those related to urban climate, urban
biodiversity, human health, and community building. The final part
explores conventional, often neglected, but important forms of
urban greenery such as urban woodlands and urban farms, as well as
relatively recent forms of urban greenery like those integrated
with buildings and waterways. It offers a ready reference resource
for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to grasp the
critical issues and trigger further studies and applications in the
quest for high-performance green cities.
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