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Timothy Beatley

Biophilic Cities for an Urban Century

Why nature is essential for the success of cities

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This book argues that, paradoxically, at their moment of triumph and fastest growth, cities need nature more than ever. Only if our urban world is full of biophilic cities will the coming urban century truly succeed. Cities are quintessentially human, the perfect forum for interaction, and we are entering what could justly be called the urban century, the fastest period of urban growth in human history. Yet a growing body of scientific literature shows that the constant interaction, the hyper-connectedness, of cities leads to an urban psychological penalty. Nature in cities can be solution to this dilemma, allowing us to have all the benefits… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: McDonald, Robert
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-51665-9
  • EAN: 9783030516659
  • Produktnummer: 34783412
  • Verlag: Palgrave Pivot
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 3'762 KB

Über den Autor


Robert McDonald is Lead Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, based in Washington, DC, USA.  He researches the relationship between cities and nature. Timothy Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, in the School of the Architecture at the University of Virginia, USA, where he has taught for the last thirty years. He also directs the Biophilic Cities Network.

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