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Authors: Timothy Beatley
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-26 - Publisher: Island Press

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In this immensely practical book, Timothy Beatley sets out to answer a simple question: what can Americans learn from Australians about “greening” city life
Resilient Cities
Language: en
Pages: 166
Authors: Peter Newman
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-09 - Publisher: Island Press

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Half of the world’s inhabitants now live in cities. In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers will swell to an estimated five billion people. Wit
Green Urbanism in Asia
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Peter Newman
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: World Scientific

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The world is facing an age of scarcity which will challenge all cities to reduce their resource footprint, especially carbon, improve biodiversity and at the sa
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
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Provides comprehensive coverage of major topics in urban and regional studies Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Anthony Orum, this definitive reference work
Biophilic Cities
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: Timothy Beatley
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-21 - Publisher: Island Press

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Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the "greening" of cities. But too often, he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature