Conservation for cities : how to plan and build natural infrastructure / Robert I. McDonald.
By: McDonald, Robert Ian [author.]
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TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781610915212; 1610915216; 9781610915229 (paperback); 1610915224 (paperback)Subject(s): City planning -- Environmental aspects | Environmental protection -- Planning | Urban ecology (Sociology) | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Environmental protection -- Planning | Urban ecology (Sociology)LOC classification: HT166 | .M393 2015Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
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.
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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.
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