Title & Author:

The ecological design and planning reader / edited by Forster O. Ndubisi.

Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2014]

Description:

xxii, 601 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
"Higher laws," Walden (1854) / Henry David Thoreau -- "Introduction" (excerpts), Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action (1864) / George Perkins Marsh -- "New introduction" (2003), Man and nature (1864) by George P. Marsh / David Lowenthal -- "The town-country magnet," Garden cities of to-morrow (1898) / Ebenezer Howard -- "The study of cities," Cities in evolution : an introduction to the town planning movement and to the study of civics (1915) / Patrick Geddes -- "Regional planning and ecology," Ecological monographs (1940) / Benton MacKaye -- "Ecological planning : retrospect and prospect," Landscape journal (1988) / Frederick Steiner, Gerald Young, and Ervin Zube.
"Man and the environment," The urban condition (1963) / Ian McHarg -- "The land ethic," A Sand County almanac, and sketches here and there (1949) / Aldo Leopold -- "The obligation to endure, Silent spring (1962) / Rachel Carson -- "Ethical duties to the environment," Ethical land use : principles of policy and planning (1994) / Timothy Beatley -- "Whither conservation ethics?," Beyond the land ethic : more essays in environmental philosophy (1999) / J. Baird Callicott.
"Systems, signs, sensibilities : sources for a new landscape aesthetic," Landscape journal (1987) / Catherine Howett -- "Open space from natural processes," To heal the earth : selected writings of Ian L. McHarg (1998), edited by Frederick Steiner / Ian L. McHarg -- "An introduction to ecological design," Ecological design (1996) / Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan -- "The strategy for ecosystem development," Science (1969) / Eugene P. Odum -- "Foundations," Land mosaics : the ecology of landscapes and regions (1995) / Richard T.T. Forman.
"The first landscape-suitability approach," Ecological planning : a historical and comparative synthesis (2002) / Forster Ndubisi -- "Introduction," Design for human ecosystems : landscape, land use, and natural resources (1985) / John Tillman Lyle -- "Ecological principles and guidelines for managing the use of land," Ecological applications (2000) / V.H. Dale, S. Brown, R.A. Haeuber, N.T. Hobbs, N. Huntly, R.J. Naiman, W.E. Riebsame, M.G. Turner, and T.J. Valone -- "Basic principles for molding land mosaics," Urban regions : ecology and planning beyond the city (2008) / Richard T.T. Forman -- "Introduction," Biodiversity planning and design : sustainable practices (2007) / Jack Ahern, Elizabeth Leduc, and Mary L. York.
"An ecological method for landscape architecture," Landscape architecture (1967) / Ian L. McHarg -- "Methods for generating land suitability maps : a comparative evaluation," Journal of the American Planning Association (1977) / Lewis D. Hopkins -- "The art of site planning," Site planning (1984) / Kevin Lynch and Gary Hack -- "Processes," Urban ecological design : a process for regenerative places (2011) / Danilo Palazzo and Frederick Steiner -- "On teaching ecological principles to designers," Ecology and design : frameworks for learning (2002) / Carl Steinitz -- "Framing the land use plan : a systems approach," Landscape planning : environmental applications (2010) / William M. Marsh -- "A synthesis of approaches to ecological planning," Ecological planning : a historical and comparative synthesis (2002) / Forster Ndubisi.
"A case study in ecological planning : The Woodlands, TX," Planning the uses and management of land (1979) / Arthur H. Johnson, Jonathan Berger, and Ian L. McHarg -- "Project discussion : Aguas Claras, Belo Horinzonte, Brazil," Toward legacy : Design Workshop's pursuit of ideals in landscape architecture, planning, and urban design (2007) / Design Workshop -- "Foreword," Thesen Islands (2008) / Chris Mulder -- "The Upper San Pedro River Basin," Alternative futures for changing landscapes : the Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora (2003) / Carl Steinitz, Hector Arias, Scott Bassett, Michael Flaxman, Thomas Goode, Thomas Maddock III, David Mouat, Richard Peiser, and Allan Shearer -- "Reinvent the good earth : National Ecological Security Pattern, China," Designed ecologies : the landscape architecture of Kongjian Yu (2012), edited by William Saunders / Kongjian Yu -- "From regional planning to site design : the application of 'Shan-shui city' concept in multi-scale landscape planning of new cities in China," International Federation of Landscape Architects World Congress (2011) / Jie Hu -- "Site : building through ecological planning," Toward a new regionalism : environmental architecture in the Pacific Northwest (2005) / David E. Miller.
"Ecological footprints for beginners," Our ecological footprint : reducing human impact on the earth (1996) / Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees -- "The region," The new urbanism : toward architecture of community (1994) / Peter Calthorpe -- "Smart growth : why we discuss it more than we do it," Journal of the American Planning Association (2005) / Anthony Downs -- "Landscape ecological urbanism : origins and trajectories," Landscape and urban planning (2011) / Frederick Steiner -- "Ecological resilience as a foundation for urban design and sustainability," Resiliency in ecology and urban design : linking theory and practice for sustainable cities (2013) / Jianguo Wu and Tong Wu -- "Ecological urbanism : a framework for the design of resilient cities" (2014) / Anne Whiston Spirn -- Conclusion : maintaining adaptive and regenerative places.

Summary:

"From Henry David Thoreau to Rachel Carson, writers have long examined the effects of industrialization and its potential to permanently alter the world around them. Today, as we experience rapid global urbanization, pressures on the natural environment to accommodate our daily needs for food, work, shelter, and recreation are greatly intensified. Concerted efforts to balance human use with ecological concerns are needed now more than ever. A rich body of literature on the effect of human actions on the natural environment provides a window into what we now refer to as ecological design and planning. The study and practice of ecological design and planning provide a promising way to manage change in the landscape so that human actions are more in tune with natural processes. In The Ecological Design and Planning Reader Professor Ndubisi offers refreshing insights into key themes that shape the theory and practice of ecological design and planning. He has assembled, synthesized, and framed selected seminal published scholarly works in the field from the past one hundred and fifty years--ranging from Ebenezer Howard's Garden Cities of To-morrow to Anne Whiston Spirn's, "Ecological Urbanism: A Framework for the Design of Resilient Cities." The reader ends with a hopeful look forward, which suggests an agenda for future research and analysis in ecological design and planning. This is the first volume to bring together classic and contemporary writings on the history, evolution, theory, methods, and exemplary practice of ecological design and planning. The collection provides students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners with a solid foundation for understanding the relationship between human systems and our natural environment."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781610914901 (hardback)
1610914902 (cloth)
9781610914895 (paper)
1610914899 (paper)

Subject:

Urbanization Environmental aspects.
City planning Environmental aspects.
Land use Environmental aspects.
Land use Planning.
Nature Effect of human beings on.
Human ecology.
Urbanisation Aspect de l'environnement.
Utilisation du sol Aspect de l'environnement.
Utilisation du sol Planification.
Homme Influence sur la nature.
Écologie humaine.
human ecology.
ARCHITECTURE Urban & Land Use Planning.
Stadsplanering.
Urbanisering.

Added entries:

Ndubisi, Forster, 1955- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288613
Call No.: BIB 230373
Status: External loan