The ecological design and planning reader / edited by Forster O. Ndubisi.
Washington, DC : Island Press, [2014]
xxii, 601 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
"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.
9781610914901 (hardback)
1610914902 (cloth)
9781610914895 (paper)
1610914899 (paper)
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.
Ndubisi, Forster, 1955- editor.
Localisation: Bibliothèque main 288613
Cote: BIB 230373
Statut: Prêt externe
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