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Nature of the city A new book by Tom Armour and Andrew Tempany asks how we can improve delivery Nature helps to create a better, stronger and more resilient urban realm, adaptable to future pressures, extremes and population growth. of green infrastructure At a time of climate emergency and mental health toincreased adapt cities by better awareness, engaging people in the quest for healthier and resilient urban environments is vital. interweaving the human and This is a practical guide to delivering green infrastructure from natural worlds. the ground up and bringing nature into the built environment.
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Exploring the process of delivery through an array of design approaches and case studies, it demystifies the concept owandis the time for landscape provides the tools for practical implementation, highlighting the professionals to step up challenges and opportunities on both small and large projects.
and create a better balance between people, place and nature Features projects from London, Milan, Singapore, Chicago, Seoul, New York, Mexico City and more. in our cities, where the effects of the climate crisis, stressed infrastructure, pollution, physical and mental health issues and dwindling biodiversity are most keenly felt. Much has been written and researched in the last decade about architecture.com/RIBABooks the benefits of green infrastructure (GI). This movement, of course, started many years ago, well before the concept had its current name. From an ecological approach to design pioneered by Ian McHarg in his seminal Design with Nature, to the positive approaches to green urban planning put forward by Nan Fairbrother in New Lives, New Landscapes. There is a growing array of green infrastructure research, policies and projects that are being delivered, and work by the EU that acknowledges the economic, social and environmental
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benefits of ‘nature-based’ solutions. However, many landscape professionals would admit that we haven’t been as successful as we would have liked, in terms of enacting green infrastructure more universally and bringing it more firmly into the mainstream of planning, design and development. Most indicators show the impact of climate emergency on
We should be very, very worried about it…the land is being scorched, deserts are spreading, and the seas are warming – all those factors cause great changes to our fortunes. Sir David Attenborough – BBC (June 2017)
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