Regenerating Essential Goods and Services in Urban Landscapes - Sustainability Through Ecological Design

How do we provide for and nurture millions of people without destroying the planet in the process? Urban landscapes can provide part of our energy needs, help cool our buildings and public spaces, help us make the most of our precious water, combat air pollution, and reduce the likelihood of allergies and asthma.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Craft Items and Textiles 3. Energy 4. Food 5. Landscape Materials 6. Public Health 7. Self-Care 8. Thermal Comfort 9. Timber 10. Water: Greywater Capture and Use 11. Water: Rainwater Capture and Use

About the author

Doug Kent is an author, activist, and educator in ecological land management. He has been exploring the dynamics and ecology of human sustainability for decades. He started gardening in 1979, began pursuing environmental remedies in 1988, became a landscape designer/contractor in 1995, embraced urban regeneration in 2003, and started teaching land management in 2005. Currently, he teaches at the Center for Regenerative Studies at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, UCLA Extension Horticulture, and USC Landscape Architecture and Urbanism.

Summary

How do we provide for and nurture millions of people without destroying the planet in the process? Urban landscapes can provide part of our energy needs, help cool our buildings and public spaces, help us make the most of our precious water, combat air pollution, and reduce the likelihood of allergies and asthma.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Kent, Kent Douglas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032439860
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243986-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects