Green Infrastructure for Landscape Planning : integrating human and natural systems. / txt
Gary Austin.
- 1st. ed.
- 266 p. ill. ; 24cm
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Contents : Preface and Acknowledgments xiii -- Part I Context and Background 1 -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities 3 -- The Important Role of Cities in Global Sustainability 3 -- The Vision of Green Urbanism 5 -- Research Methods and the Cities Examined 9 -- Issues of Transferability : Why Study European Cities? 13 -- The Relevance and Role of Urban Sustainability in Europe 15 -- The Plan of the Book to Follow 24 -- Part II Land Use and Community 27 -- Chapter 2 Land Use and Urban Form: Planning Compact Cities 29 -- Strategies for Compact Urban Development 32 -- Compact Growth Districts , with a Green Emphasis 41 -- Urban Villages and the Importance of City Centers 43 -- New Towns Growth Centers 47 -- Regional and National Spatial Planning 52 -- The Value of Rural , Agricultural , and Undeveloped Lands 58 -- Cultural and Other Influencing Factors 59 -- Economic Signals and Policy Instruments 60 -- Sustainable Land Use Trends ? 61 -- Lessons for Americans Cities : Prospects for More Compact Urban Form 62 -- Chapter 3 Creative Housing and Living Environments 76 -- Planning Livable Environments 80 -- Housing over Shops 81 -- Hofjes , Cohousing and Ecovillages 83 -- Preservation and Adaptive Reuse 90 -- Streets , Urban Design , and the Civic Realm 92 -- Pedestrianized Centers 93 -- Lessons for Americans Cities 101 -- Part III Transportation and Mobility in Green Urban Cities 107 -- Chapter 4 Transit Cities : Public Transport Innovations and Priorities 109 -- High Mobility Transit Cities 109 -- Public Transit Strategies and Solutions 111 -- Coordinating Transit and Land Use 112 -- Multimodal , Integrated Systems 113 -- Systematic Transit Priority 116 -- The Clear Benefits 118 -- The Tram City 119 -- The Special Feel of Trams 122 -- High Speed Rail , Green Transit , and Other Creative Mobility Strategies 124 -- Lessons for American Cities 129 -- Chapter 5 Taming the Auto : The Promise of Car Free Cities 137 -- The Promise of Car Free Cities 137 -- Traffic Calming and Car Limiting City Strategies 139 -- Car Free Developments and Housing Estates 145 -- Car Sharing 150 -- Call a Car and Demand Management 154 -- Road Pricing 156 -- Lessons for American Cities 161 -- Chapter 6 Bicycles : Low-Tech Ecological Mobility 166 -- Bicycles as a Legitimate Form of Mobility 166 -- Bicycle Friendly Cities 167 -- Public Bikes Programs 177 -- Building a Bike Riding Culture 183 -- Lessons for American Cities 184 -- Part IV Green , Organic Cities 195 -- Chapter 7 Urban Ecology and Strategies for Greening the Urban Environment 197 -- Cities like Forests 197 -- Natural Capital of Cities 198 -- Ecological Networks : National and Urban 199 -- Reimagining the Built Environment : Organic , Living Buildings and Urban Landscapes 203 -- Eco Bridges 213 -- City Farms and Ecology Parks 214 -- Green Schools 215 -- Desealing and Natural Drainage Strategies 216 -- Planning for Local Climate 218 -- Ecological regeneration 219 -- Ecological Urban Restructuring 220 -- Urban Gardens 221 -- Urban Wildlife and Habitat Conservation 222 -- Lessons for American Cities 223 -- Chapter 8 Urban Ecocycle Balancing: Toward Closed - Loop Cities 232 -- Urban “ Ecocycles ” and the Metabolism of Cities 232 -- Connections between City and Hinterland 238 -- Closed Loop Economies: Industrial Symbiosis in the City 242 -- Ecocycle - Balanced Neighborhoods and Urban Development 246 -- Encouraging Ecocycle Balancing : The Role of Green Taxes 252 -- Lessons for American Cities 253 -- Chapter 9 Renewable Energy Cities : Living on Solar Income 258 -- Low-Energy, Renewable Energy Cities 258 -- Municipal Energy Planning and Conservation 258 -- Decentralized Energy Production 261 -- Strides in Energy Efficiency 264 -- Energy Standards for New Development 267 -- Urban Policies to Promote Renewable Energy 268 – Emerging Solar Cities 270 -- Solar Urban Development 274 -- Zero Energy Building and Energy Balanced Homes 277 -- Carbon Dioxide Reduction Strategies 282 -- Lessons for American Cities 284 -- Chapter 10 Building Ecologically : Designing Buildings and Neighborhoods with Nature in Mind 290 -- A revolution in Ecological Building Projects : The Dutch Leading the Way 291 -- Ecological Urban Renewal 304 -- Strategies for Promoting Green Building 307 -- Green Mortgages 309 -- Green House Numbers 310 -- Other Important Strategies 312 -- Lessons for American Cities 313 -- Part V Governance in Green Urban Cities 327 -- Audits , Indicators and Targets 328 -- Sustainability Matrices and Appraisals 331 -- Environmental Budgets and Charters 333 -- Procurement and Investment Policies 336 -- Employee Mobility Strategies 337 -- Management of Municipal Buildings and Properties 338 -- Green Energy 342 -- Environmental Vehicles 343 -- Ecological Twinnings and Looking Beyond the City ’ s Borders 344 -- Educating and Engaging the Public : Local Agenda 21 and Community Based Initiatives 345 -- Public Awareness Campaigns 349 -- The Role of the Nongovernmental Sector 353 -- Confronting the Consumer : Eco Teams and Green Codes 354 -- Supporting and Encouraging Ecological Communities 358 -- Lessons for American Cities 360 -- Chapter 12 Building a Sustainable Economy : Innovations in Restorative Commerce 369 -- Building a Sustainable Local Economy 369 -- Supporting Sustainable Local Business 370 -- Industrial Symbiosis and Eco Industrial Parks 374 -- Envisioning a Sustainable Factory 378 -- Sustainable Industrial Estates 381 -- Economic and Ecological Renewal : Economic Development through Landscape Recycling 384 -- Green Offices : More Ecological Ways of Working ? 387 -- Ecobusiness and Green Consumerism 390 -- Marketing Sustainable Business and Technologies 400 -- Lessons for American Cities 401 -- Part VI Learning from Europe 405 -- Chapter 13 The Promise of Green Urbanism: Lessons from European Cities 407 -- The Challenges of Green Urbanism 407 -- Creating Green and Sustainable Cities in The United States : Lessons from Europe 414 -- A Final Note : Form Aalborg to Austin 427 -- References 429 -- Appendix A Individual Interviewed 451 -- Appendix B Charter of European Cities and Towns : Towards Sustainability 462 -- Index 471 --
Green infrastructure integrates human and natural systems through a network of corridors and spaces in mixed-use and urban settings. Gary Austin takes a broad look at green infrastructure concepts, research and case studies to provide the student and professional with processes, criteria and data to support planning, design and implementation --
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Urban ecology (Sociology) Sustainable urban development Ecological landscape design. Municipal engineering. Environmental engineering City planning--Environmental aspects. Environmental geography Landscape architecture