03667cam a2200661Ka 4500 ocn804860758 OCoLC 20171114082814.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 120806s2012 nju ob 001 0 eng d 2012006681 9781118387924 (electronic bk.) 1118387929 (electronic bk.) 9781118387870 (electronic bk.) 1118387872 (electronic bk.) 9781405195065 (Paper) 1405195061 (Paper) 9786613854810 AU@ 000049859002 AU@ 000052909729 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000599804 NZ1 14677681 NZ1 14976535 NZ1 16094283 DEBBG BV043394951 (OCoLC)804860758 (OCoLC)801406071 (OCoLC)809032272 (OCoLC)860588814 (OCoLC)966146264 10.1002/9781118387924 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com DG1 eng pn DG1 OCLCO CUS N$T MHW E7B OTZ CDX YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCA COO NLE CNSPO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ DEBBG LOA MAIN NA9053.E58 G73 2012 ARC 010000 bisacsh POL 002000 bisacsh 711/.4 23 Grant, Gary, 1958- Ecosystem services come to town : greening cities by working with nature / by Gary Grant. [electronic resource] Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Front Matter -- Introduction -- Origins of Cities -- Modern Cities -- Issues Facing Contemporary Cities -- Working with Nature -- Urban Nature -- Water and Cities -- City-wide Greening -- Greening Neighbourhoods and Buildings -- Conclusion -- Award Winning Projects from IHDC Website -- Useful Resources -- Notes and References -- Index -- Other Books Available from Wiley-Blackwell -- Keep up with Critical Fields. The need to find new approaches to the development of cities is becoming increasingly urgent in this age of continuing population growth, demographic transition, climate change, fossil fuel peak and biodiversity losses. Restoring ecosystem services and promoting biodiversity is essential to sustainable development & ndash; even in the built environment. Ecosystem Services come to Town: greening cities by working with nature demonstrates how to make urban environments greener. It starts by explaining how, by mimicking nature and deliberately creating habitats to provide ecosystem services, citie. Print version record. City planning Environmental aspects. Sustainable urban development. ARCHITECTURE Urban & Land Use Planning. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy City Planning & Urban Development. bisacsh City planning Environmental aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00862209 Sustainable urban development. fast (OCoLC)fst01744955 Electronic books. Electronic books. local Wiley InterScience (Online service) Print version: Grant, Gary, 1958- Ecosystem services come to town. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9781405195065 (DLC) 2012006681 (OCoLC)777251328 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118387924 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206089 206089