The Routledge Handbook on Greening High-Density Cities: Climate, Society and Health (Routledge International Handbooks)

By: Kheir Al-Kodmany and Peng Du and Mir M. Ali

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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 Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040030967
Related ISBNs:: 9781040030943, 9781003318385, 9781032331423
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/16/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Peng Du, Kheir Al-Kodmany, and Mir M. Ali
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Peng Du
Edited by:: Kheir Al-Kodmany
Edited by:: Mir M. Ali