Small-Scale Urban Greening

Small-Scale Urban Greening

Creating Places of Health, Creativity, and Ecological Sustainability

Loder, Angela

Taylor & Francis Ltd

03/2020

320

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Inglês

9780367900830

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Introduction: Re-imagining the city: urban greening as creative solution to social and ecological challenges Chapter 1: Nature, Health, Well-being and Sense of Place: what do we know? What don't we agree on? Biological paradigm: adaptive and utility The Social Construction Paradigm: constructed, political, and relational New directions in nature, health, and well-being research Moving forward: research, policy, and practice on nature and health in cities Chapter 2: Ecology in the margins: Green Infrastructure and stormwater management Introduction Ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and stormwater: a short history of re-thinking water in cities City-wide approaches to urban greening and stormwater: the case of Philadelphia Piece-by-piece layering and conversion: urban greening and stormwater in Toronto Small-scale urban greening and green infrastructure: reflections Links to research and moving forward Chapter 3: Meadows in the sky: a green roof case study Introduction What do we know about green roofs, health, and well-being? Methods Results: what did they think and feel about green roofs? Implications for policy, research, and the human relationship to nature Asking the same questions in a different way: a survey Lessons learned from quantitative versus qualitative methods Conclusion Chapter 4: Reclaiming the city: vacant lots and post-industrial corridors Introduction Marginal spaces: regreening neglected areas Case studies: Chicago and Philadelphia Chicago and vacant lots Vacant lots: Philadelphia Post-industrial urban greening: elevated parks Case study: Philadelphia's Rail Park Case study: Chicago's The 606 Small-scale urban greening, interstitial, and post-industrial space: reflections and moving forward Research and the real-world: opportunities for collaboration and change Conclusion: Policy lessons and Research Implications: Connecting urbanites to nature and re-thinking urban greenspace Introduction Policy Review of case study conclusions Lessons learned, looking ahead Frame the issue Governance, funding, and legislation Tactical urbanism, community outreach, and research A way forward: learning by doing, adaptive planning Research context How do we value urban nature as experienced with SSUG projects? How we experience SSUG: implications for research Education and design implications for health, well-being, and ecological sustainability Looking ahead