Blue biophilic cities : nature and resilience along the urban coast / Timothy Beatley.
2018
HT166
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Title
Blue biophilic cities : nature and resilience along the urban coast / Timothy Beatley.
ISBN
9783319679556 (electronic book)
3319679554 (electronic book)
9783319679549
3319679546
3319679554 (electronic book)
9783319679549
3319679546
Imprint
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmilla, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : color illustrations.
Call Number
HT166
Dewey Decimal Classification
307.1/216
Summary
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. .-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cities and the global politics of the environment.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.