Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design

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CRC Press, 2007 M10 18 - 488 páginas
What if environmentally damaged landscapes could not only be remediated from an ecological standpoint, but also designed to replenish an entire community as well as the nature surrounding it? The Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design incorporates ecology, engineering, sociology, and design elements into a new paradigm for environmental r
 

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The History and Future of Fresh Kills
3
Spectacle Island Boston Harbor
17
Canals and Creeks
45
Chapter 3 The Zurich Stream Daylighting Program
47
The Lower Phalen Creek Project
61
Political and Institutional Barriers to Urban Daylighting Projects
73
Coasts
109
Chapter 6 Wherefore the Rhizome? Eelgrass Restoration in the Narragansett Bay
111
Chapter 11 Renovation of Byzantine Qanats in Syria as a Water Source for Contemporary Settlements
237
Duwamish Stories
263
Toward Ecological Streets
287
Heritage Sites
313
Chapter 14 Cultural and Environmental Restoration Design in Northern California Indian Country
315
The Site Development Plan for the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge State Heritage Area
343
Regions
355
Ecological Restoration Needs to Address Altered Ecosystems at Larger Spatial Scales
357

Chapter 7 BottomUp CommunityBased Coral Reef and Fisheries Restoration in Indonesia Panama and Palau
143
A Decade of Success in Reviving Shellfish Beds with a Stormwater Wetland in Massachusetts
161
Battling Water Time and Neglect with MOSE and Other TechnoFix Reparations in Venice
179
Communities
187
Chapter 9 Detroit ReTurns to Nature
189
Participatory Ecological Restoration as Community Healing
205
From Pollution Record Holder to Award Winner Restoration Site
381
Bridging Concerns Contentions and Conflicts in the Sociology of Restoring Serenity to Venice
409
Sociological Lessons for Venice from Regenerative Landscape Design
427
Index
437
Back cover
445
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France, Robert L.

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