Green infrastructure :
Benedict, Mark A.
Green infrastructure : linking landscapes and communities / by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon - Washington, DC : Island Press, 2006. - xx, 299 p. : ill., maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Contents : Why green infrastructure? --
2.The green infrastructure approach : principles from past to present --
3.The benefits of a green infrastructure approach --
4.Where do we begin? --
5.The basics of network design --
6.The implementation quilt : matching available resources to network needs --
7.Management and stewardship --
8.Building support for green infrastructure --
9.Making it happen.
With illustrative and detailed examples, this work advances smart land conservation: largescale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. It also provides a detailed how-to for planners, designers, landscape architects, and citizen activists
9781559635585 1559635584
Land use planning
Land use--Urban
Cities and towns--Growth
Cultural property--Protection
333.7316 / BEN-G
Green infrastructure : linking landscapes and communities / by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon - Washington, DC : Island Press, 2006. - xx, 299 p. : ill., maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Contents : Why green infrastructure? --
2.The green infrastructure approach : principles from past to present --
3.The benefits of a green infrastructure approach --
4.Where do we begin? --
5.The basics of network design --
6.The implementation quilt : matching available resources to network needs --
7.Management and stewardship --
8.Building support for green infrastructure --
9.Making it happen.
With illustrative and detailed examples, this work advances smart land conservation: largescale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. It also provides a detailed how-to for planners, designers, landscape architects, and citizen activists
9781559635585 1559635584
Land use planning
Land use--Urban
Cities and towns--Growth
Cultural property--Protection
333.7316 / BEN-G