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Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Timothy Beatley

    1. Charlottesville, USA

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  • Written by the creator of the international Biophilic Cities Network, and a leader in sustainable urbanism

  • Provides diverse, global case studies that include Singapore, Wellington (New Zealand), Oslo, San Francisco, and more

  • A comprehensive resource on the emerging field of biophilic urbanism

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Background and Theory of Biophilic Cities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits of Biophilic Urbanism

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 3-12

    3. Understanding the Nature of Biophilic Cities

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 13-32

    4. The Urban Nature Diet: The Many Ways That Nature Enhances Urban Life

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 33-40

    5. Biophilic Cities and Urban Resilience

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 41-48

  3. Creating Biophilic Cities: Emerging Global Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Singapore City, Singapore: City in a Garden

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 51-66

    3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: From Cream City to Green City

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 67-74

    4. Wellington, New Zealand: From Town Belt to Blue Belt

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 75-84

    5. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Health, Nature, and Urban Economy

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 85-91

    6. Portland, Oregon: Green Streets in a River City

      • Julia Triman
      Pages 93-102

    7. San Francisco, California: Biophilic City by the Bay

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 103-118

    8. Oslo, Norway: A City of Fjords and Forests

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 119-129

    9. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Nature in the Compact City

      • Carla Jones
      Pages 131-137

  4. A Global Survey of Innovative Practice and Projects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Biophilic Plans and Codes

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 141-144

    3. Citizen Science and Community Engagement

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 145-147

    4. Biophilic Architecture and Design

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 149-172

    5. Restoring and Reintroducing Nature into the City

      • Timothy Beatley
      Pages 173-219
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About this book

This volume offers practical advice and inspiration for ensuring that nature in the city is more than infrastructure—that it also promotes well-being and creates an emotional connection to the earth among urban residents. Divided into six parts, the Handbook begins by introducing key ideas, literature, and theory about biophilic urbanism. Chapters highlight urban biophilic innovations in more than a dozen global cities. The final part concludes with lessons on how to advance an agenda for urban biophilia and an extensive list of resources.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Charlottesville, USA

    Timothy Beatley

About the author

Timothy Beatley is Chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for over twenty-five years. His primary teaching and research interests are in environmental planning and policy, with special emphasis on coastal and natural hazards planning, environmental values and ethics, and biodiversity conservation. He has published extensively in these areas.

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