Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 The Importance of Nature and Wildness in Our Urban Lives -- Chapter 2 The Nature of (in) Cities -- Chapter 3 Biophilic Cities: What Are They?- Chapter 4 Biophilic Urban Design and Planning -- Chapter 5 New Tools and Institutions to Foster Biophilic Cities -- Chapter 6 Concluding Thoughts: Growing the Biophilic City -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
"The author not only outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, but provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements from the building to the regional level around the world. From urban ecological networks and connected systems of urban greenspace, to green rooftops and green walls and sidewalk gardens, Beatley reviews the emerging practice of biophilic urban design and planning, and tells many compelling stories of individuals and groups working hard to transform cities from gray and lifeless to green and biodiverse."--Publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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