Green infrastructure for landscape planning : integrating human and natural systems /

Green infrastructure for landscape planning : integrating human and natural systems /

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Author / Creator:	Austin, Gary (Gary D.) author.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.
Description:	266 pages ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Urban ecology (Sociology) City planning -- Environmental aspects. Environmental engineering. Municipal engineering. Ecological landscape design. Sustainable urban development. City planning -- Environmental aspects. Ecological landscape design. Environmental engineering. Municipal engineering. Sustainable urban development. Urban ecology (Sociology)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9861261

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ISBN:	9780415843539 (hb : alk. paper) 0415843537 (hb : alk. paper) 9781315856780 (ebk)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Green infrastructure integrates human and natural systems through a network of corridors and spaces in mixed-use and urban settings. Gary Austin takes a broad look at green infrastructure concepts, research and case studies to provide the student and professional with processes, criteria and data to support planning, design and implementation.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Physical and Psychological Health
3. Ecosystem Functions and Health
4. Ecosystem Services
5. Planning and Design Processes
6. Habitat and Ecological Corridors
7. Green Infrastructure Network
8. Stormwater Management and Treatment Services
9. Green Roofs
10. Integrating Community Agriculture into Green Infrastructure
11. Wastewater Treatment Wetlands
12. Stockholm - Green Infrastructure Case Study
13. Green Infrastructure in Context