Regenerative urban design and ecosystem biomimicry /

"It is clear that the climate is changing and ecosystems are becoming severely degraded. Humans must mitigate the causes of, and adapt to, climate change and the loss of biodiversity, as the impacts of these changes become more apparent and demand urgent responses. These pressures, combined wit...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pedersen Zari, Maibritt (Author)
Formato: Livro
Idioma:English
Publicado em: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Colecção:Routledge research in sustainable urbanism
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Sumário:
  • A shift in architectural and urban design : cities as a medium of change
  • Incorporating biomimicry into regenerative design
  • Can built environment biomimicry address climate change?
  • Translating ecosystem processes into built environment design
  • Emulating ecosystem services in architectural and urban design : ecosystem services analysis
  • Applying ecosystem services biomimicry to urban contexts : city case studies (Wellington, Havana, Curitiba)
  • A wider context, reflection and evolution.