Advances in Urban Ecology : Integrating Humans and Ecological Processes in Urban Ecosystems
The future of Earth’s ecosystems is increasingly influenced by the pace and patterns of urbanization. One of the greatest ...
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City, Climate, and Architecture : A Theory of Collective Practice / Sascha Roesler
Based on a history of climate control on urban scales, it promotes the integration of indoors and outdoors in order to reduce ...
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Designing healthy and liveable cities : creating sustainable urban regeneration / Marichela Sepe
Aim of this book is, after the definition of the field of investigation concerning sustainable regeneration trough topics ...
Continue readingMessung von Ressourceneffizienz mit der ESSENZ-Methode : Integrierte Methode zur ganzheitlichen Bewertung = Measuring resource efficiency with the ESSENCE method: Integrated method for holistic evaluation
The aim of this book is to develop a reliable method for evaluating the use of resources. This is necessary because the strong ...
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Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book brings together research findings and experiences from science, ...
Continue readingNeighbourhoods in Transition : Brownfield Regeneration in European Metropolitan Areas
This book is focused on the intersection between urban brownfields and the sustainability transitions of metreopolitan areas, ...
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Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities
This book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics ...
Continue readingPlant Selection for Bioretention Systems and Stormwater Treatment Practices
As cities develop, more land is converted into impervious surfaces, which do not allow water to infiltrate. Careful urban ...
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Reimagining sustainable cities : strategies for designing greener, healthier, more equitable communities / Stephen M. Wheeler, Christina Rosan
A cutting-edge, solutions-oriented analysis of how we can reimagine cities around the world to build sustainable futures. ...
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Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy
This book is based on work from the COST Action “RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy'', ...
Continue readingSustainable Energy Access for Communities : Rethinking the Energy Agenda for Cities
This open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world ...
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Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future / Douglas Farr
Embraces the idea that the humanitarian, population, and climate crises are three facets of one interrelated human existential ...
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Urban Ecology : An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature
Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. This book presents ...
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Urban Forests and Trees
This publication is the result of more than six years of hard work by a dedicated group of European urban forest and tree ...
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