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Grant, Gary, (1958-)

Ecosystem services come to towngreening cities by working with nature /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Ecosystem services come to townby Gary Grant.
Reminder of title:	greening cities by working with nature /
Author:	Grant, Gary,
Published:	Hoboken :Wiley-Blackwell,2012.
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	City planningEnvironmental aspects.
Online resource:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118387924
ISBN:	9781118387924 (electronic bk.)

Ecosystem services come to towngreening cities by working with nature /
Grant, Gary,1958-

Ecosystem services come to towngreening cities by working with nature /[electronic resource] :by Gary Grant. - Hoboken :Wiley-Blackwell,2012. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Introduction -- Origins of Cities -- Modern Cities -- Issues Facing Contemporary Cities -- Working with Nature -- Urban Nature -- Water and Cities -- City-wide Greening -- Greening Neighbourhoods and Buildings -- Conclusion -- Award Winning Projects from IHDC Website -- Useful Resources -- Notes and References -- Index -- Other Books Available from Wiley-Blackwell -- Keep up with Critical Fields --.

The need to find new approaches to the development of cities is becoming increasingly urgent in this age of continuing population growth, demographic transition, climate change, fossil fuel peak and biodiversity losses. Restoring ecosystem services and promoting biodiversity is essential to sustainable development !V even in the built environment. Ecosystem Services come to Town: greening cities by working with nature demonstrates how to make urban environments greener. It starts by explaining how, by mimicking nature and deliberately creating habitats to provide ecosystem services, citie

ISBN: 9781118387924 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 9786613854810Subjects--Topical Terms:

200875
City planning
--Environmental aspects.

LC Class. No.: NA9053.E58 / G73 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 711/.4

Ecosystem services come to towngreening cities by working with nature /
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