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Using a range of illustrated case studies, this book presents a compendium of concepts and ideas that have emerged from landscape architecture, planning, and environmental policy and management.
List of contents
Foreword Part 1: Metropolitan trajectories 1. Understanding metropolitan landscapes 2. Co-evolution of the landscape and the metropolis 3. Landscapes and the contemporary metropolis 4. Sustainability Part 2: Metropolitan strategies 5. Conceptualising and valuing metropolitan landscapes 6. The role of Governance 7. Regulating metropolitan landscapes Part 3: Metropolitan imaginaries 8. Landscapes and health 9. Landscapes and decarbonising the metropolis 10. New concepts of a sustainable metropolis Index
About the author
Andrew MacKenzie is a registered landscape architect and honorary senior lecturer at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Australia (ANU). Andrew has a Master of Public Policy (specialising in Environmental Law) and a Doctor of Philosophy from ANU. He is the co-chair of the National Advocacy Committee for the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Summary
Using a range of illustrated case studies, this book presents a compendium of concepts and ideas that have emerged from landscape architecture, planning, and environmental policy and management.
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'Cities around the world, especially in Asia, are struggling to adapt to the immense pressures of urban migration, climate change, and pollution. Dr. MacKenzie's critical analysis of the role of landscapes in urban planning, management, and governance is an immensely valuable resource for students and professionals alike. I am pleased that this book has adopted a global approach to exploring how institutions, communities, and individuals negotiate the competing priorities between the 'urban' and 'nature' that make up cities of the 21st century.' - Associate Professor Wu Jing Wuhan University School of Urban Design.
