Conservation for cities : how to plan and build natural infrastructure / Robert I. McDonald.

By:

McDonald, Robert Ian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, DC : Island Press, 2015.Description: 268 p. : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781610915229 (pbk.)
1610915224 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 307.76 MCD 008430

Contents:

Nature in an urban world -- Figuring out what matters -- Drinking water protection -- Stormwater -- Floodwater -- Coastal protection -- Shade -- Air purification -- Aesthetic value -- Recreation value and physical health -- Parks and mental health -- The value of biodiversity in cities -- Putting it all together.

Summary: "It's time to think differently about cities and nature. Understanding how to better connect our cities with the benefits nature provides will be increasingly important as people migrate to cities and flourish in them. All this urban growth, along with challenges of adapting to climate change, will require a new approach to infrastructure if we're going to be successful. Yet guidance on how to plan and implement projects to protect or restore natural infrastructure is often hard to come by. With Conservation for Cities, Robert McDonald offers a comprehensive framework for maintaining and strengthening the supporting bonds between cities and nature through innovative infrastructure projects. After presenting a broad approach to incorporating natural infrastructure priorities into urban planning, he focuses each following chapter on a specific ecosystem service. He describes a wide variety of benefits, and helps practitioners answer fundamental questions: What are the best ecosystem services to enhance in a particular city or neighborhood? How might planners best combine green and grey infrastructure to solve problems facing a city? What are the regulatory and policy tools that can help fund and implement projects? Finally, McDonald explains how to develop a cost-effective mix of grey and green infrastructure and offers targeted advice on quantifying the benefits."--Publisher description.

List(s) this item appears in: Urban Ecology (Exhibition)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	307.76 MCD 008430 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008430

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.

Nature in an urban world --
Figuring out what matters --
Drinking water protection --
Stormwater --
Floodwater --
Coastal protection --
Shade --
Air purification --
Aesthetic value --
Recreation value and physical health --
Parks and mental health --
The value of biodiversity in cities --
Putting it all together.

"It's time to think differently about cities and nature. Understanding how to better connect our cities with the benefits nature provides will be increasingly important as people migrate to cities and flourish in them. All this urban growth, along with challenges of adapting to climate change, will require a new approach to infrastructure if we're going to be successful. Yet guidance on how to plan and implement projects to protect or restore natural infrastructure is often hard to come by. With Conservation for Cities, Robert McDonald offers a comprehensive framework for maintaining and strengthening the supporting bonds between cities and nature through innovative infrastructure projects. After presenting a broad approach to incorporating natural infrastructure priorities into urban planning, he focuses each following chapter on a specific ecosystem service. He describes a wide variety of benefits, and helps practitioners answer fundamental questions: What are the best ecosystem services to enhance in a particular city or neighborhood? How might planners best combine green and grey infrastructure to solve problems facing a city? What are the regulatory and policy tools that can help fund and implement projects? Finally, McDonald explains how to develop a cost-effective mix of grey and green infrastructure and offers targeted advice on quantifying the benefits."--Publisher description.

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