The Routledge Handbook on Greening High-Density Cities Climate, Society and Health
Synopsis
This new handbook provides a platform to bring together multidisciplinary researchers focusing on greening high-density agglomerations from three perspectives: climate change, social implications, and people’s health. Written by leading scholars and experts, the chapters aim to summarize the “state-of-the-art” and produce a reference book for policymakers, practitioners, academics, and researchers to study, design, and build high-density cities by integrating green spaces. The topics covered in the book include (but are not limited to) Urban Heat Island, Green Space and Carbon Sequestration, Green Space and Social Equity, Green Space and Public Health, Biophilic Cities, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Farms, Urban Farming Technologies, Nature and Biodiversity, Nature and Health, Biophilic Design, Green Infrastructure, Urban Revitalization, Post-Covid Cities, Smart and Resilient Cities, Tall Buildings, and Sustainable Vertical Cities.Book details
- Series:
- Routledge International Handbooks
- Author:
- Peng Du, Kheir Al-Kodmany, Mir M. Ali
- ISBN:
- 9781040030967
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781040030943, 9781003318385, 9781032331423
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2024-06-16
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2024
- Copyright by:
- selection and editorial matter, Peng Du, Kheir Al-Kodmany, and Mir M. Ali
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Home and Garden, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Sociology