Ecosystem services come to town : (Registro nro. 230975)

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fixed length control field 031913s2012 ae fri 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781405195065
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency pucpr
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Holding library CARIBET
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number NA 905.E58
Item number G73 2012
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 711.4
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Gary Grant
9 (RLIN) 227268
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ecosystem services come to town :
Remainder of title greening cities by working with nature /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Grant, Gary, 1958-
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250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First published 2012
264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Materials specified
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Hoboken :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2012.
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Extent 220p.
Other physical details col. ; ill
Dimensions 25 cm.
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504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical reference and Index
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Cover; Title page; Copyright page; About the Author; Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction; Modern Cities and the Disconnected; Population Spike; Limits to Growth; Global Threats; Ecosystem Services and Stewardship; Greening Cities is Necessary; Hope; 2. Origins of Cities; Why Look Back?; Emergence of the Human Species; Great Leap Forward; Agriculture and Permanent Settlements; Agriculture Around the World; Agriculture Intensifies; Empires Rise and Fall in Mesopotamia; Nile Valley; Indus Valley; Ancient China; Ancient Greece; On the Ganges; Rome; The Moche; Mesoamerica. Fortified Centres of AdministrationEuropean Renaissance; Early Modern; Squalor; 3. Modern Cities; Origins of the Modern City; Industrial Revolution; Railways; Rapid Growth; Ill Health; Distinctive New Districts Emerge; Paris Re-born; Railways and Suburbs; Planning and Zoning; Garden Cities; Motor Vehicles Herald in the Oil Age; A Humane Outlook; Going Up; Continued Rise of the Motor Vehicle; Decline of the Inner City; New Towns; City Plans; An Unfinished Task; 4. Issues Facing Contemporary Cities; Impacts of Cities and City Living; Habitat Loss; Habitat Fragmentation; Impacts on Soil. The Water CycleWater-borne Pollution; Urban Heat Islands; Air Pollution; Noise; Light Pollution; Agricultural Land Take; Concrete; Steel; Glass; Timber; Waste; Drivers of Population Growth; Peak Oil; Peak Phosphorus; Post Oil; 5. Working with Nature; Ecology and Ecosystems; Born Free; Saving the Great Lakes; Earth Summit, Ecosystem Assessment and Ecosystem Services; Cities as Part of the Biosphere; Ecological Restoration; Urban Wildlife; Green Infrastructure; Sustainable Sites Initiative; Advice from Professional Bodies and Others; Mimic Nature; Working with Nature Works; 6. Urban Nature. Open Space PreservationThe Naturalists; Nature Leaves the City?; Urban Nature Returns; Wildlife Gardens; Encapsulated Countryside; Bukit Timah; The Urban Forest; Urban Wastelands; Canvey Wick; Emscher Park; Urban Farming; Biodiversity Action Plans; River Corridors; London's South Bank; Minneapolis Riverfront; 7. Water and Cities; Fresh Clean Water --<br/>Essential and Increasingly Scarce; Civilisation has Modified the Water Cycle; Water Consumption; Embodied Carbon; Virtual Water; Catchment Management; Rainwater Harvesting; Grey Water; Sustainable Urban Drainage; Water Sensitive Urban Design. Rain GardensThe Streets are Changing; Ponds; Potsdamer Platz; River Restoration; The Cheonggyecheon River; Singapore; Water and Urban Heat Islands; Towards the Water Sensitive City; 8. City-wide Greening; Bioregions; Catchment Management for Clean Water; Catchment Management for Ecosystem Services; Regional Green Infrastructure Plans; Biomass and the Bioregion; Regional Ecological Networks; Community Forests; Green Belts; Green Grids; Transport; Urban Heat Islands; Blue Networks; Masterplanning; Regional Plans, Local Implementation; 9. Greening Neighbourhoods and Buildings.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. 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 & ndash; 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.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element City planning
Topical term following geographic name entry element Environmental aspects
9 (RLIN) 73701
Source of heading or term Local
Topical term or geographic name entry element Sustainable urban development
9 (RLIN) 281797
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Koha item type Libro
Classification part NA905.E58
Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Edition First published 2012
Call number prefix General
Call number suffix G73 2012
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Inventory number Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Copy number Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification     CARIBET Biblioteca Arquitectura CARIBET Biblioteca Arquitectura Colección General CARIBET 06/02/2013 Amazon 66.60 504048 1 General NA905.E58 G73 2012 91000000030783 28/08/2023 21/08/2023 1 76.60 06/02/2013 Libro
    Library of Congress Classification     CARIBET Biblioteca Arquitectura CARIBET Biblioteca Arquitectura Colección General CARIBET 29/04/2013 Amazon 53.60 513738   General NA905.E58 G73 2012 91000000032540 27/05/2016   2 63.60 29/04/2013 Libro
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