Perini, Katia,
Urban sustainability and river restoration : green and blue infrastructure / Katia Perini, Paola Sabbion. - xvi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Green and blue infrastructure in cities -- Climate change : mitigation and adaptation strategies -- Environmental and ecological imbalances in dense urban areas -- Water in urban areas : ecological and environmental issues and strategies -- Ecosystem services in urban areas : social, environmental, and economic benefits -- Green and blue infrastructure : vegetated systems -- Green and blue infrastructure : unvegetated systems -- Urban river restoration -- The Bronx River, USA : strategies and techniques -- Green and blue infrastructure top-down policies -- Bottom-up initiatives for green and blue infrastructure -- Selection of management practices and guidelines -- The Bronx River, USA : opportunities and policies.
Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure considers the integration of green and blue infrastructure in cities as a strategy useful for acting on causes and effects of environmental and ecological issues. River restoration projects are unique opportunities for sustainable development and smart growth of communities, providing multiple environmental, economic, and social benefits.This book analyzes initiatives and actions carried out and developed to improve environmental conditions in cities and better understand the environmental impact of (and in) dense urban areas in the United States and in Europe.
9781119244967 9781119244943 9781119244950 (Adobe PDF) 9781119245025
2016039759
Urban runoff--Management.
Restoration ecology.
Stream restoration.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development--Case studies.
Electronic books.
TD657 / .P475 2017
333.77/153
Urban sustainability and river restoration : green and blue infrastructure / Katia Perini, Paola Sabbion. - xvi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Green and blue infrastructure in cities -- Climate change : mitigation and adaptation strategies -- Environmental and ecological imbalances in dense urban areas -- Water in urban areas : ecological and environmental issues and strategies -- Ecosystem services in urban areas : social, environmental, and economic benefits -- Green and blue infrastructure : vegetated systems -- Green and blue infrastructure : unvegetated systems -- Urban river restoration -- The Bronx River, USA : strategies and techniques -- Green and blue infrastructure top-down policies -- Bottom-up initiatives for green and blue infrastructure -- Selection of management practices and guidelines -- The Bronx River, USA : opportunities and policies.
Urban Sustainability and River Restoration: Green and Blue Infrastructure considers the integration of green and blue infrastructure in cities as a strategy useful for acting on causes and effects of environmental and ecological issues. River restoration projects are unique opportunities for sustainable development and smart growth of communities, providing multiple environmental, economic, and social benefits.This book analyzes initiatives and actions carried out and developed to improve environmental conditions in cities and better understand the environmental impact of (and in) dense urban areas in the United States and in Europe.
9781119244967 9781119244943 9781119244950 (Adobe PDF) 9781119245025
2016039759
Urban runoff--Management.
Restoration ecology.
Stream restoration.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development--Case studies.
Electronic books.
TD657 / .P475 2017
333.77/153