Overview
- Includes examples from cities around the world as well as many in the U.S. (bat watching in Austin, urban programs in NYC, San Francisco)
- New perspective for those working to implement urban sustainability programs - it is not just about environmental preservation, but about the need of humans to connect to nature and the benefits to community and well-being
- Interest to planners, architects, urban designers practicing “biophilic design”, ecologists and other environmentalists
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Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the "greening" of cities. But too often, he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy production, and energy efficient building systems. While these are important aspects of reimagining urban living, they are not enough, says Beatley. We must remember that human beings have an innate need to connect with the natural world- (the biophilia hypothesis). And any vision of a sustainable urban future must place its focus squarely on nature, on the presence, conservation, and celebration of the actual green features and natural life forms.
A biophilic city is more than simply a biodiverse city, says Beatley. It is a place that learns from nature and emulates natural systems, incorporates natural forms and images into its buildings and cityscapes, and designs and plans in conjunction with nature. A biophilic city cherishes the natural features thatalready exist but also works to restore and repair what has been lost or degraded.
In Biophilic Cities Beatley not only outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, but provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements--from the building to the regional level--around the world.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biophilic Cities
Book Subtitle: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning
Authors: Timothy Beatley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-59726-986-5
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Timothy Beatley 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59726-986-5Published: 13 September 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 192
Topics: Sustainable Development, Urban Ecology, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Interior Architecture and Design, Urbanism
