Cities and natural process : a basis for sustainability / Michael Hough.

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Hough, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: [viii], 292 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cmISBN:

9780415298551 (pbk.)
0415298555 (pbk.)
9780415298544 (hbk.)
0415298555 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

307.1216 HOU 23 007578

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Table of contents

Contents:

1. Urban ecology : a basis for shaping cities 2. A basis for an alternative design strategy 3. Plants 4. Wildlife 5. City farming 6. Climate : making connections 7. The regional landscape.

Summary: "'Cities and Natural Process' is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. Michael Hough outlines how natural and human processes are altered by the city and how this leads to changes in attitudes and cultural values. He reveals how alternative values based on ecological insights offer the possibility of a constructive relationship with the urban environment. Practical examples of opportunities that are often unrecognized serve to illustrate the potential for beneficial change. While retaining the existing structure of the first edition, each of the chapters has been revised to take into account recent theoretical and practical developments. A completely new concluding chapter has been added that draws together the themes of the volume and links these to broader landscape issues such as greenway systems, landscape ecology, and green infrastructure." -- Publisher's website.

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

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Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	307.1216 HOU 007578 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007578

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-286) and index.

1. Urban ecology : a basis for shaping cities
2. A basis for an alternative design strategy
3. Plants
4. Wildlife
5. City farming
6. Climate : making connections
7. The regional landscape.

"'Cities and Natural Process' is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. Michael Hough outlines how natural and human processes are altered by the city and how this leads to changes in attitudes and cultural values. He reveals how alternative values based on ecological insights offer the possibility of a constructive relationship with the urban environment. Practical examples of opportunities that are often unrecognized serve to illustrate the potential for beneficial change. While retaining the existing structure of the first edition, each of the chapters has been revised to take into account recent theoretical and practical developments. A completely new concluding chapter has been added that draws together the themes of the volume and links these to broader landscape issues such as greenway systems, landscape ecology, and green infrastructure." -- Publisher's website.

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