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Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century (The City in the Twenty-First Century) PDF

421 Pages·2008·8.7 MB·English
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by Eugenie L. Birch| 2008| 421 pages| 8.7| English

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Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York’s Central Park, as and “a democratic development of highest significance. and ” Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only open space but also other issues of sustainability–such as potable water and carbon footprints–have become crucial elements in the quality of life in the city and surrounding environment. Confronted by a U.S. population that is more than 70 percent urban, growing concern about global warming, rising energy prices, and unabated globalization, today’s decision makers must find ways to bring urban life into balance with the Earth in order to sustain the natural, economic, and political environment of the modern city.In Growing Greener Cities , a collection of essays on urban sustainability and environmental issues edited by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, scholars and practitioners alike promote activities that recognize and conserve nature’s ability to sustain urban life. These essays demonstrate how partnerships across professional organizations, businesses, advocacy groups, governments, and individuals themselves can bring green solutions to cities from London to Seattle. Beyond park and recreational spaces, initiatives that fall under the green umbrella range from public transit and infrastructure improvement to aquifer protection and urban agriculture.Growing Greener Cities offers an overview of the urban green movement, case studies in effective policy implementation, and tools for measuring and managing success. Thoroughly illustrated with color graphs, maps, and photographs, Growing Greener Cities provides a panoramic view of urban sustainability and environmental issues for green-minded city planners, policy makers, and citizens.

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Author:Eugenie L. Birch
Publication Year:2008
ISBN:9780812220377
Pages:421
Language:English
File Size:8.7
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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