Cities as sustainable ecosystems : principles and practices

摘要: Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources water they drink, food eat, and energy consume all but invisible, often coming other continents, waste ends up in places beyond boundaries."Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems" shows how cities residents can begin to reintegrate into bioregional environment, themselves be planned with nature's organizing principles mind. Taking cues living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows energy, materials, information, along interactions between human non-human parts system.Drawing on examples corners world, authors explore natural patterns processes that emulate order move toward sustainability. Some have adopted simple strategies such harvesting rainwater, greening roofs, producing renewable energy. Others created biodiversity parks endangered species, community gardens support a connection foodshed, pedestrian-friendly spaces encourage walking cycling.A powerful model redevelopment, "Cities describes aspects ecosystems visioning process achieving economic security fostering sense place.