urban environments

The people, place, and space reader

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The People, Place, and Space Reader brings together the writings of scholars, designers, and activists from a variety of fields to make sense of the makings and meanings of the world we inhabit. They help us to understand the relationships between people and the environment at a…

The people, place, and space reader

by Gieseking, Jen Jack

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The People, Place, and Space Reader brings together the writings of scholars, designers, and activists from a variety of fields to make sense of the makings and meanings of the world we inhabit. They help us to understand the relationships between people and the environment at a…

The people, place, and space reader

0 Type: Book

The People, Place, and Space Reader brings together the writings of scholars, designers, and activists from a variety of fields to make sense of the makings and meanings of the world we inhabit. They help us to understand the relationships between people and the environment at a…

Sustainable Urban Metabolism

by Ferrão, Paulo, Fernandez, John

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Urbanization and globalization have shaped the last hundred years. These two dominant trends are mutually reinforcing: globalization links countries through the networked communications of urban hubs. The urban population now generates more than eighty percent of global GDP. Cit…

Sustainable urban metabolism

by Ferrão, Paulo, Fernandez, John

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A unified framework for analyzing urban sustainability in terms of cities' inflows and outflows of matter and energy.

Sustainable urban metabolism

by Ferrão, Paulo, Fernandez, John

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"Urbanization and globalization have shaped the last hundred years. These two dominant trends are mutually reinforcing: globalization links countries through the networked communications of urban hubs. The urban population now generates more than eighty percent of global GDP. Ci…

Sustainable urban metabolism

by Ferrão, Paulo, Fernandez, John

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A unified framework for analyzing urban sustainability in terms of cities' inflows and outflows of matter and energy. Urbanization and globalization have shaped the last hundred years. These two dominant trends are mutually reinforcing: globalization links countries through the …

Echar a perder: un análisis del deterioro

by Lynch, Kevin

fromGG Mixta

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El declive, la decadencia y el deterioro son parte necesaria de la vida y del crecimiento; debemos aprender a valorarlos y a gestionarlos bien. Éste es uno de los mensajes del último libro póstumo de Kevin Lynch. De todas las criaturas vivas, los humanos somos los supremos cread…

Stadtökosysteme: Funktion, Management und Entwicklung

by Lay, Martin, Breuste, Jürgen, Pauleit, Stephan, Haase, Dagmar, Sauerwein, Martin

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Dieses Lehrbuch zu Stadtökosystemen beantwortet wichtige Fragen, die sich zum ökologischen Aufbau, zu den Funktionen und zur sozial-ökologischen Entwicklung von Städten weltweit stellen. Ausgehend davon, wie sich Städte heute in einer immer stärker urban werdenden Welt entwickel…

Stadtökosysteme: Funktion, Management und Entwicklung

by Lay, Martin, Breuste, Jürgen, Pauleit, Stephan, Haase, Dagmar, Sauerwein, Martin

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Dieses Lehrbuch zu Stadtökosystemen beantwortet wichtige Fragen, die sich zum ökologischen Aufbau, zu den Funktionen und zur sozial-ökologischen Entwicklung von Städten weltweit stellen. Ausgehend davon, wie sich Städte heute in einer immer stärker urban werdenden Welt entwickel…

The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology: space, scale, and time for the study of cities

by Burch, William R., Machlis, Gary E., Grove, J. Morgan, Cadenasso, Mary L., Pickett, Steward T.

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"The first "urban century" in history has arrived: a majority of the world's population now resides in cities and their surrounding suburbs. Urban expansion marches on, and the planning and design of future cities requires attention to such diverse issues as human migration, pub…

The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology: space, scale, and time for the study of cities

by Grove, J. Morgan

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The first "urban century" in history has arrived: a majority of the world's population now resides in cities and their surrounding suburbs. Urban expansion marches on, and the planning and design of future cities requires attention to such diverse issues as human migration, publ…

The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology: space, scale, and time for the study of cities

by Burch, William R., Machlis, Gary E., Grove, J. Morgan, Cadenasso, Mary L., Pickett, Steward T.

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The first "urban century" in history has arrived: a majority of the world's population now resides in cities and their surrounding suburbs. Urban expansion marches on, and the planning and design of future cities requires attention to such diverse issues as human migration, publ…

The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology: space, scale, and time for the study of cities

by Burch, William R., Machlis, Gary E., Grove, J. Morgan, Cadenasso, Mary L., Pickett, Steward T.

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The first "urban century" in history has arrived: a majority of the world's population now resides in cities and their surrounding suburbs. Urban expansion marches on, and the planning and design of future cities requires attention to such diverse issues as human migration, publ…

Understanding urban ecology: an interdisciplinary systems approach

by Hall, Myrna H. P., Balogh, Stephen B.

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Over half of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Few who live in cities understand that cities, too, are ecosystems, as beholden to the laws and principles of ecology as are natural ecosystems. Understanding Urban Ecology : An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach intr…