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The symbiotic city : voices of nature in urban transformations /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Stuiver, Marion (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2022.
Subjects:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of contents
  • About the editor
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgements of the editor
  • Part 1
  • The symbiotic city
  • Chapter 1
  • Bringing nature back on stage
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 From local practices to urban transformations
  • 1.3 Outline of the book
  • References
  • Chapter 2
  • The symbiotic city as the sum of beneficial relationships between people and nature
  • Abstract
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Assumptions of the symbiotic city
  • 2.3 The three-pronged symbiotic city
  • 2.4 The foundation: biotic and abiotic systems
  • 2.5 The networks
  • 2.6 Symbiotic practices
  • 2.7 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3
  • Envisioning the symbiotic city in 2050: two visions of Washington DC and the Netherlands
  • Abstract
  • 3.1 Building visions of hope
  • 3.2 Envisioning a 2050 City Region Food System (CRFS) for the Washington DC metropolitan region
  • 3.3 The 2050 Symbiotic City in the Netherlands
  • 3.4 Conclusions and pathways for developing the symbiotic city
  • References
  • Part 2
  • Nature in the symbiotic city
  • Chapter 4
  • Biodiversity in cities
  • creating spaces for the coexistence of humans and wildlife
  • Abstract
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Case 1: pollinator habitat development at the Heineken Brewery, Zoeterwoude (NL)
  • 4.3 Case 2: the nature-inclusive PURE residential development in Eindhoven (NL)
  • 4.4 Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • Chapter 5
  • A nature-based approach to building Water Smart Cities
  • Abstract
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • the challenge
  • 5.2 The Water Smart City approach
  • 5.3 The transition to Water Smart Cities with 3 case studies
  • 5.4 Conclusion: the roadmap to Water Smart Cities
  • References
  • Chapter 6
  • Routes to a climate resilient city with climate services: the examples of Nijmegen and Lisbon
  • Abstract
  • 6.1 The metropolitan challenge of climate change
  • 6.2 Climate services for urban action
  • 6.3 Case studies: Nijmegen and Lisbon
  • 6.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Part 3
  • Food in the symbiotic city
  • Chapter 7
  • Governance towards nature-based City Region Food Systems
  • Abstract
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 A systems approach of City Region Food Systems
  • 7.3 Good governance of City Region Food Systems
  • 7.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 8
  • Regional resourcefulness for food systems: the case of phosphorus in the metropolitan region of Amsterdam
  • Abstract
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 The challenge: a circular food production system with re-use of P
  • 8.3 Almere case study
  • 8.4 Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam case study
  • 8.5 Analysis and discussion
  • 8.6 Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • Chapter 9
  • Restorative economics
  • food hubs as catalysts of a new urban economy
  • Abstract
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Revisiting externalities
  • 9.3 Making contexts visible: the model of restorative economics