Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? While parks, street trees, and green roofs are increasingly appreciated for their technical services like stormwater reduction, from a biophilic v
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Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Timothy Beatley
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2016 Timothy Beatley All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 ISLAND PRESS is a trademark of the Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Control Number: 2016938091 Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: Biodiversity, Biophilia, Biophilic Cities Network, bird-safe buildings, Birmingham (United Kingdom), carbon footprint, climate change, ecosystem, garden, greenbelt, green infrastructure, Green Streets Initiative, health, Intertwine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Milwaukee, nature, nature center, Oslo, park, parklet, Portland, resilience, restoration, San Francisco, Singapore, Stephen Kellert, Sutton Park, urban ecology, vertical garden, VitoriaGastiez (Spain), watershed, Wellington (New Zealand), Zealandia
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Contents List of Case Studies .............................................................................................................. xi Preface .................................................................................................................................xv Acknowledgments................................................................................................................xix PART 1: THE BACKGROUND AND THEORY OF BIOPHILIC CITIES ................................. 1 Chapter 1: The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits of Biophilic Urbanism .... 3 Chapter 2. Understanding the Nature of Biophilic Cities ................................................ 13 Chapter 3. The Urban Nature Diet: The Many Ways That Nature Enhances Urban Life ........................................................................... 33 Chapter 4. Biophilic Cities and Urban Resilience ............................................................ 41 PART 2: CREATING BIOPHILIC CITIES: EMERGING GLOBAL PRACTICE ...................... 49 Chapter 5. Singapore City, Singapore: City in a Garden .................................................. 51 Chapter 6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: From Cream City to Green City ............................... 67 Chapter 7. Wellington, New Zealand: From Town Belt to Blue Belt ................................ 75 Chapter 8. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Health, Nature, and Urban Economy ......... 85 Chapter 9. Portland, Oregon: Green Streets in a River City............................................. 93 Chapter 10. San Francisco, California: Biophilic City by the Bay.................................. 103 Chapter 11. Oslo, Norway: A City of Fjords and Forests ................................................ 119 Chapter 12. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Nature in the Compact City ...............................
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