Sant, Alison.
From the Ground Up : Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages)
Front Cover -- About Island Press -- Subscribe -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Interviewees -- A Note on the Illustrations -- Part 1: Reclaim the Streets -- Chapter 1: Places by People, San Francisco -- Chapter 2: Safe Streets for Everyone, Minneapolis -- Chapter 3: Making the City Accessible, New York City -- Essay: Building Inclusive Cities from the Ground Up by Tamika L. Butler -- Part 2: Tear Up the Concrete -- Chapter 4: Living with Water, New Orleans -- Chapter 5: Watershed Planning, Portland -- Chapter 6: Green Spaces for All, Philadelphia -- Essay: Green Infrastructure Lessons from US Cities by Mami Hara -- Part 3: Plant the City -- Chapter 7: Canopy Cover in the "City of Trees," Washington, DC -- Chapter 8: From Street Trees to Natural Areas, New York City -- Chapter 9: The Forest in the City, Baltimore -- Part 4: Adapt the Shoreline -- Chapter 10: Restoring Nature and Building Equity -- Chapter 11: Growing One Billion Oysters, New York City -- Chapter 12: Moving Away from the Coast, Louisiana -- Essay: Adapting Urban Districts to Sea-Level Rise by Mimicking Natural Processes by Kristina Hill -- Conclusion: A Path Forward -- Notes -- About the Author.
9781610918978
City planning--United States--Case studies.
Environmental justice--United States.
Climatic changes--United States.
Electronic books.
HT167
307.12160973
From the Ground Up : Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages)
Front Cover -- About Island Press -- Subscribe -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Interviewees -- A Note on the Illustrations -- Part 1: Reclaim the Streets -- Chapter 1: Places by People, San Francisco -- Chapter 2: Safe Streets for Everyone, Minneapolis -- Chapter 3: Making the City Accessible, New York City -- Essay: Building Inclusive Cities from the Ground Up by Tamika L. Butler -- Part 2: Tear Up the Concrete -- Chapter 4: Living with Water, New Orleans -- Chapter 5: Watershed Planning, Portland -- Chapter 6: Green Spaces for All, Philadelphia -- Essay: Green Infrastructure Lessons from US Cities by Mami Hara -- Part 3: Plant the City -- Chapter 7: Canopy Cover in the "City of Trees," Washington, DC -- Chapter 8: From Street Trees to Natural Areas, New York City -- Chapter 9: The Forest in the City, Baltimore -- Part 4: Adapt the Shoreline -- Chapter 10: Restoring Nature and Building Equity -- Chapter 11: Growing One Billion Oysters, New York City -- Chapter 12: Moving Away from the Coast, Louisiana -- Essay: Adapting Urban Districts to Sea-Level Rise by Mimicking Natural Processes by Kristina Hill -- Conclusion: A Path Forward -- Notes -- About the Author.
9781610918978
City planning--United States--Case studies.
Environmental justice--United States.
Climatic changes--United States.
Electronic books.
HT167
307.12160973