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Urban Ecology for Citizens and Planners by Gail Hansen, Joseli Macedo is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Urban Ecology for Citizens and Planners about?
''Ideal for city residents, developers, designers, and officials looking for ways to bring urban environments into harmony with the natural world and make cities more sustainable, Urban Ecology for Citizens and Planners offers a wealth of information and examples that will answer fundamental scientific questions, guide green initiatives, and inform environmental policies and decision-making processes.This book provides an overview of the synergistic relationships between humans and nature that shape the ecology of urban green spaces. It also emphasizes the social and cultural value of nature in cities for human health and well-being. Chapters describe the basic science of natural components and ecosystems in urban areas and explore the idea of biophilic urbanism, the philosophy of building nature into the framework of cities. To illustrate these topics, chapters include projects, case studies, expert insights, and successful citizen science programs from urban areas around the world.Authors Gail Hansen and Joseli Macedo argue that citizens have increasingly important roles to play in the environmental future of the cities they live in. A valuable resource for real-world solutions,
Who reads Urban Ecology for Citizens and Planners?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gail Hansen, Joseli Macedo
- Publisher
- University of Florida Press
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781683402794
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Ecology, Stem
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