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Engineering (R0) Série de Livres électroniques

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  • The Forest and the City

    The Cultural Landscape of Urban Woodland

    par Cecil C. Konijnendijk ...
    Collections series Engineering (R0)
    Amsterdamse Bos, Bois de Boulognes, Epping Forest, Hong Kong’s country parks, Stanley Park: throughout history cities across the world have developed close relationships with nearby woodland areas. In some cases, cities have even developed – and in some cases are promoting – a distinct ‘forest identity’. This book introduces the rich heritage of these city forests as cultural landscapes, and shows ... En savoir plus

    $218.99 CAD

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  • Green Roof Ecosystems

    Modifié par Richard K. Sutton ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components and the abiotic, biotic and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the fields of community, landscape and urban ecology. The work contains examples of green roof venues that ... En savoir plus

    $179.99 CAD

  • Resilience in Ecology and Urban Design

    Linking Theory and Practice for Sustainable Cities

    Modifié par S.T.A. Pickett, M.L. Cadenasso, Brian McGrath ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The contributors to this volume propose strategies of urgent and vital importance that aim to make today’s urban environments more resilient. Resilience, the ability of complex systems to adapt to changing conditions, is a key frontier in ecological research and is especially relevant in creative urban design, as urban areas exemplify complex systems. With something approaching half of the world’s ... En savoir plus

    $256.99 CAD

  • Coastal Towns in Transition

    Local Perceptions of Landscape Change

    par Raymond James Green ...
    Collections series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Many coastal areas around the world are experiencing dramatic landscape changes as a result of increased tourism development and the "sea change phenomenon" – the migration of affluent urbanites to small coastal towns seeking beautiful, natural surroundings. In response to these changes local residents in these places often complain that the distinctive character of their towns and/or individual ... En savoir plus

    $167.99 CAD

  • Land Use Planning Made Plain

    par Hok-Lin Leung ...
    Collections series Heritage
    Land Use Planning Made Plain is a practical guide for planners, administrators, politicians, developers, property owners, and the general public on how to make and implement land use decisions. It seeks to develop a set of coherent planning principles by drawing out useful and generally applicable elements from various systems and approaches.Hok-Lin Leung's focus is on planning at the city level, ... En savoir plus

    $44.99 CAD

  • Charter of the New Urbanism, 2nd Edition

    par Congress for the New Urbanism, Emily Talen ...
    THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF NEW URBANISM--FULLY REVISEDThe Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities, and healthier living conditions. Thoroughly updated to cover the latest environmental, economic, and social implications of urban design, Charter of the New Urbanism, Second Edition ... En savoir plus

    $84.99 CAD

  • Swarm Planning

    The Development of a Planning Methodology to Deal with Climate Adaptation

    par Rob Roggema ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book shows that the problem of climate adaptation, which is described in social planning terms as ‘wicked,’ is at odds with the contemporary practice of spatial planning. The author proposes a new adjusted framework which is more adaptable to unpredictable, wicked, dynamic and non-linear processes. The inspiration for this new method is the behaviour of swarms: bees, ants, birds and fish are ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD

  • Urban Planning as a Trading Zone

    Modifié par Alessandro Balducci, Raine Mäntysalo ...
    Collections series Engineering (R0)
    'Trading zone' is a concept introduced by Peter Galison in his social scientific research on how scientists representing different sub-cultures and paradigms have been able to coordinate their interaction locally. In this book, Italian and Finnish planning researchers extend the use of the concept to different contexts of urban planning and management, where there is a need for new ideas and tools ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD

  • Basic Principles of Topography

    par Blagoja Markoski ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book gives a comprehensive overview of all relevant elements in topography and their practical application. It elaborates on the classical representation of terrain on maps such as cartographic projections, together with their classification, scale, and geographical elements. It is richly illustrated with photographs, maps and figures, in which the theoretical explanations are clarified ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD

  • The World’s Urban Forests

    History, Composition, Design, Function and Management

    par Joe R. McBride ...
    Collections series Engineering (R0)
    The purpose of this book is to examine urban forests in cities around the world. It will ask questions about the history, composition, structure, and management of trees in urban areas. Data for this book was collected in 33 cities across broad geographical areas known as biomes. Constraints and opportunities imposed on urban forest composition, design, and management by the ecological ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD

  • Mediterranean Urbanism

    Historic Urban / Building Rules and Processes

    par Besim S. Hakim ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book brings together historic urban / building rules and codes for the geographic areas including Greece, Italy and Spain. The author achieved his ambitious goal of finding pertinent rules and codes that were followed in previous societies for the processes that formed the built environment of their towns and cities, including building activities at the neighborhood level and the decision ... En savoir plus

    $128.99 CAD

  • On a Sustainable Future of the Earth's Natural Resources

    Modifié par Mu. Ramkumar ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    On a Sustainable Future of the Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on diff erent facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues. The first section focuses on the status of Earth’s resources; land, water, biota and atmosphere. Reviews on the rate of exploitation and the need to conserve these ... En savoir plus

    $256.99 CAD