Designing nature into cities /
This book argues that the future of resilient and liveable cities depends on making ecological systems not a supplement to design, but the scaffolding upon which urban life is built. As the final volume in this trilogy, this book advances the conversation from integrating nature into urbanism to emb...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer,
[2026]
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| Series: | Urban sustainability (Springer (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Nature as Design: Recasting the Urban Blueprint
- Part I. Design Methods and Material Practices
- Chapter 2. Nature-Built: Greening Tomorrow's Subtropical Cities with Native Plants/= Chapter 3. Material Paradox in Nature-Driven Placemaking: Contested Sustainability at Barongan Market, Indonesia
- Chapter 4. Biophilic Urban Streetscapes: GIS-Based Approaches for Nature-Driven Placemaking in Uzbekistan- Part II. Heritage, Identity and Urban Transformation
- Chapter 5. Genova behind the scenes: a didactic approach for including urban nature in placemaking-heritage driven strategies.= Chapter 6. Tracing Nature in an Iranian City: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Natural Spaces in Shiraz
- Chapter 7. Dialectical Relationship Between Human and Nature: Sustainable Placemaking in Hilly Cities with a Critical Perspective
- Part III. Edge Ecologies: Coasts and Deserts
- Chapter 8. Nurturing Coastal Cities through Blue Carbon: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Development
- Chapter 9. Nature and Climate Resilience: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate-Resilient Coastal Shorelines: Strategic Lessons for Kuakata, Bangladesh
- Chapter 10. Greening a Desert City: A Case Study of Riyadh
- Chapter 11. Reimagining Urban Futures: Lessons for Designing Nature into Cities.