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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “stephan pauleit”
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  • Urban Ecosystems

    Function, Management and Development

    by Jürgen Breuste, Stephan Pauleit, Dagmar Haase, Martin Sauerwein ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This textbook on urban ecosystems answers important questions about the ecological structure, functions and socio-ecological development of cities worldwide. Based on how cities are developing today in an increasingly urbanized world, it explains ecological challenges for cities of the 21st century such as resource efficiency, climate change, moderation of quality of life and resilience. The book ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Creating Urban and Workplace Environments for Recovery and Well-being

    New Perspectives on Urban Design and Mental Health

    Edited by Stephan Pauleit, Michael Kellmann, Jürgen Beckmann ...
    Series series Advances in Recovery and Stress Research
    This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities for recovery, and promote the resilience of individuals in urban communities.Connecting research from different scientific disciplines, the book provides a broader perspective of creating healthy lifestyle in society. It focuses on mental health and ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa

    A Multidisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Sandra Fohlmeister, Gertrud Jørgensen, Kumelachew Yeshitela, Wilbard J. Kombe, Adrien Coly, Stephan Pauleit, Sigrun Kabisch, Ingo Simonis, Paolo Gasparini, Sarah Lindley ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted IPCC climate change scenarios, which also consider possible changes in urban population, have been ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Peri-urban futures: Scenarios and models for land use change in Europe

    Edited by Kjell Nilsson, Stephan Pauleit, Simon Bell, Carmen Aalbers, Thomas A. Sick Nielsen ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Presently, peri-urbanisation is one of the most pervasive processes of land use change in Europe with strong impacts on both the environment and quality of life. It is a matter of great urgency to determine strategies and tools in support of sustainable development. The book synthesizes the results of PLUREL, a large European Commission funded research project (2007-2010). Tools and strategies of ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

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    Edited by Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine, Aletta Bonn ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation.This transdisciplinary ... Read more

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  • Restoration Ecology

    The New Frontier

    Edited by Jelte van Andel, James Aronson ...
    Enlarged, enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published, with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration.Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration. Both are now ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

  • The Anthropocene

    The Human Era and How It Shapes Our Future

    by Christian Schwägerl ...
    For more than two decades, award-winning science and environmental journalist, Christian Schwägerl has researched how humans, nature, and technology interact. Schwägerl is inspired by the idea of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen who argued that we are living in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, a time in which human dominance of Earth’s biological, chemical and geological ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Restorative Cities

    urban design for mental health and wellbeing

    by Jenny Roe, Layla McCay ...
    Overcrowding, noise and air pollution, long commutes and lack of daylight can take a huge toll on the mental well-being of city-dwellers. With mental healthcare services under increasing pressure, could a better approach to urban design and planning provide a solution? The restrictions faced by city residents around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home just how much urban design ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Minding the Climate

    How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis

    by Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD ...
    A neurosurgeon explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritize the long-term survival of humanity.Increasingly politicians, activists, media figures, and the public at large agree that climate change is an urgent problem. Yet that sense of urgency rarely ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry

    Edited by Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Alessio Fini ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry.It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees, ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Ecosystem Services of Headwater Catchments

    Edited by Josef Křeček, Martin Haigh, Thomas Hofer, Eero Kubin, Catrin Promper ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book addresses the evaluation of environmental impacts and services identified in headwaters of different eco-zones around the world. It presents 24 papers selected from contributions to recent meetings of the European Forestry Commission Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds, which is coordinated by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Through ... Read more

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  • Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas

    Linkages between Science, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Nadja Kabisch, Horst Korn, Jutta Stadler, Aletta Bonn ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society.The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ... Read more

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