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Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
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xx, 289 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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9781610916202
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This publication 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

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What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? While parks, street trees, and green roofs are increasingly appreciated for their technical services like stormwater reduction, from a biophilic viewpoint, they also facilitate experiences that contribute to better physical and mental health: natural elements in play areas can lessen children's symptoms of ADHD, and adults who exercise in natural spaces can experience greater reductions in anxiety and blood pressure.



The Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design 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.



As the most comprehensive reference on the emerging field of biophilic urbanism, the Handbook is essential reading for students and practitioners looking to place nature at the core of their planning and design ideas and encourage what preeminent biologist E.O. Wilson described as "the innate emotional connection of humans to all living things."


Author Notes

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. He is the author of many books, including Planning for Coastal Resilience, Biophilic Cities , and Green Urbanism (Island Press).


Table of Contents

List of Case Studiesp. xi
Prefacep. xv
Acknowledgmentsp. xix
Part 1 The Background and Theory of Biophilic Citiesp. 1
Chapter 1 The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits of Biophilic Urbanismp. 3
Chapter 2 Understanding the Nature of Biophilic Citiesp. 13
Chapter 3 The Urban Nature Diet: The Many Ways That Nature Enhances Urban Lifep. 33
Chapter 4 Biophilic Cities and Urban Resiliencep. 41
Part 2 Creating Biophilic Cities: Emerging Global Practicep. 49
Chapter 5 Singapore City, Singapore- City in a Gardenp. 51
Chapter 6 Milwaukee, Wisconsin: From Cream City to Green Cityp. 67
Chapter 7 Wellington, New Zealand: From Town Belt to Blue Beltp. 75
Chapter 8 Birmingham, United Kingdom: Health, Nature, and Urban Economyp. 85
Chapter 9 Portland, Oregon: Green Streets in a River Cityp. 93
Chapter 10 San Francisco, California: Biophilic City by the Bayp. 103
Chapter 11 Oslo, Norway: A City of Fjords and Forestsp. 119
Chapter 12 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Nature in the Compact Cityp. 131
Part 3 A Global Survey of Innovative Practice and Projectsp. 139
I Biophilic Plans and Codesp. 141
II Citizen Science and Community Engagementp. 145
III Biophilic Architecture and Designp. 149
IV Restoring and Reintroducing Nature into the Cityp. 173
V Other Biophilic Urban Strategiesp. 221
Part 4 Successes and Future Directionsp. 225
Chapter 13 Lessons from the World's Emerging Biophilic Citiesp. 227
Chapter 14 Overcoming the Obstacles and Challenges That Remainp. 245
Chapter 15 Conclusions: Reimagining Cities of the Futurep. 255
Resourcesp. 261
Referencesp. 265
Indexp. 279