From the Ground Up : Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities.
By: Sant, Alison.
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BookPublisher: Kent Town : Island Press, 2022Copyright date: �2022Edition: 1st ed.Description: 1 online resource (306 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610918978.Subject(s): City planning--United States--Case studies | Environmental justice--United States | Climatic changes--United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 307.12160973 Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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