Granite Garden

Urban Nature And Human Design

Häftad, Engelska, 1985

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Beskrivning

This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities,their air, water, geology, plant, and animal life,to create better, more habitable urban environments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1985-09-10
Mått:161 x 230 x 22 mm
Vikt:484 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Basic Books
ISBN:9780465027064
Utmärkelser:Winner of American Society of Landscape Artists Professional Awards: Communication Category 1984

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Anne Whiston Spirn is professor and chairman, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania.

Innehållsförteckning

* Prologue: The Granite Garden City and Nature * City and Nature Air * Dirt and Discomfort * Improving Air Quality, Enhancing Comfort, and Conserving Energy Earth * Shifting Ground and Squandered Resources * Finding Firm Ground and Exploiting Resources Water * Floods, Droughts, and Poisoned Water * Controlling and Restoring the Waters Life * Urban Plants: Struggle for Survival * Nurturing the Urban Biome * Pets and Pests * Designing Wildlife Habitats The Urban Ecosystem * The City as an Infernal Machine * Designing the Urban Ecosystem * Epilogue: Visions of the Future