Ecologically-compatible urban planning : designing a healthier environment

Ecosystem service mapping is a fundamental part of developing healthier cities and ensuring environmentally-oriented land use. Ecologically-Compatible Urban Planning: Designing a Healthier Environment demonstrates that renewed collaboration between environmental scientists and urban planners is esse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Salata, Stefano (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
SeriesEmerald points.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781789737851
9781789737837
DOI10.1108/9781789737837
Physical Description1 online resource (xxii, 158 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Planning in the contemporary city: do urban plans still matter?
  • Chapter 1. The contemporary city
  • Chapter 2. Towards the paradigm of 'eco-systemic planning'
  • Chapter 3. Eco-systemic planning reform
  • Part 2. Acquiring new competencies
  • Chapter 4. Ecosystem service mapping in land use plans: modelling with InVEST
  • Part 3. Case studies
  • Chapter 5. Case study one
  • Chapter 6. Case study two: resilience is not sustainability
  • Chapter 7. General conclusions.