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Ecosystem Services Come to Town Greening Cities by Working with Nature

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.10.2012

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

238

Maße (L/B/H)

25,5/19,2/1,5 cm

Gewicht

535 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4051-9506-5

Beschreibung

Rezension

"The book can be a useful supplemental resource for students in urban studies, offering many wonderful ideas and a general sense of optimism. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic, professional, and large public libraries." ( Choice , 1 August 2013)

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.10.2012

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

238

Maße (L/B/H)

25,5/19,2/1,5 cm

Gewicht

535 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4051-9506-5

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • Produktbild: Ecosystem Services Come to Town
  • About the Author xi
     
    Acknowledgement xiii
     
    1. Introduction 1
     
    Modern Cities and the Disconnected 1
     
    Population Spike 2
     
    Limits to Growth 3
     
    Global Threats 3
     
    Ecosystem Services and Stewardship 4
     
    Greening Cities is Necessary 5
     
    Hope 5
     
    2. Origins of Cities 7
     
    Why Look Back? 7

    Emergence of the Human Species 7
     
    Great Leap Forward 8
     
    Agriculture and Permanent Settlements 8
     
    Agriculture Around the World 10
     
    Agriculture Intensifies 11
     
    Empires Rise and Fall in Mesopotamia 12
     
    Nile Valley 12
     
    Indus Valley 13
     
    Ancient China 13
     
    Ancient Greece 14
     
    On the Ganges 15
     
    Rome 16
     
    The Moche 16
     
    Mesoamerica 17
     
    Fortified Centres of Administration 17
     
    European Renaissance 18
     
    Early Modern 19
     
    Squalor 21
     
    3. Modern Cities 23
     
    Origins of the Modern City 23

    Industrial Revolution 23
     
    Railways 24
     
    Rapid Growth 25
     
    Ill Health 26
     
    Distinctive New Districts Emerge 27
     
    Paris Re-born 28
     
    Railways and Suburbs 29
     
    Planning and Zoning 29
     
    Garden Cities 29
     
    Motor Vehicles Herald in the Oil Age 31
     
    A Humane Outlook 32
     
    Going Up 33
     
    Continued Rise of the Motor Vehicle 33
     
    Decline of the Inner City 34
     
    New Towns 35
     
    City Plans 36
     
    An Unfinished Task 37
     
    4. Issues Facing Contemporary Cities 39
     
    Impacts of Cities and City Living 39
     
    Habitat Loss 40
     
    Habitat Fragmentation 41
     
    Impacts on Soil 41
     
    The Water Cycle 42
     
    Water-borne Pollution 44
     
    Urban Heat Islands 44
     
    Air Pollution 45
     
    Noise 46
     
    Light Pollution 47
     
    Agricultural Land Take 47
     
    Concrete 48
     
    Steel 48
     
    Glass 49
     
    Timber 49
     
    Waste 49
     
    Drivers of Population Growth 50
     
    Peak Oil 52
     
    Peak Phosphorus 52
     
    Post Oil 53
     
    5. Working with Nature 55
     
    Ecology and Ecosystems 55
     
    Born Free 56
     
    Saving the Great Lakes 56
     
    Earth Summit, Ecosystem Assessment and Ecosystem Services 58
     
    Cities as Part of the Biosphere 59
     
    Ecological Restoration 59
     
    Urban Wildlife 60
     
    Green Infrastructure 60
     
    Sustainable Sites Initiative 61
     
    Advice from Professional Bodies and Others 61
     
    Mimic Nature 62
     
    Working with Nature Works 63
     
    6. Urban Nature 65
     
    Open Space Preservation 65
     
    The Naturalists 66
     
    Nature Leaves the City? 66
     
    Urban Nature Returns 68
     
    Wildlife Gardens 69
     
    Encapsulated Countryside 70
     
    Bukit Timah 71
     
    The Urban Forest 72
     
    Urban Wastelands 73
     
    Canvey Wick 74
     
    Emscher Park 75
     
    Urban Farming 76
     
    Biodiversity Action Plans 77
     
    River Corridors 78
     
    London's South Bank 79
     
    Minneapolis Riverfront 79
     
    7. Water and Cities 81
     
    Fresh Clean Water - Essential and Increasingly Scarce 81
     
    Civilisation has Modified the Water Cycle 82
     
    Water Consumption 82
     
    Embodied Carbon 82
     
    Virtual Water 83
     
    Catchment Management 84
     
    Rainwater Harvesting 84
     
    Grey Water 85
     
    Sustainable Urban Drainage 85
     
    Water Sensitive Urban Design 86
     
    Rain Gardens