Biodiversity Planning And Design: Sustainable Practices - Couverture souple

Ahern, Jack; Landscape Architecture Foundation; York, Mary Lee; Leduc, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597261092 ISBN 13 : 9781597261098

Editeur : Island Press, 2007

Synopsis

Biodiversity Planning and Design empowers landscape architects, urban planners, and environmental professionals to take an active, informed role in protecting biodiversity through practical design and planning strategies. As habitat loss continues to be the leading driver of biodiversity decline, this book offers a clear path for integrating ecological goals into built and natural environments--without compromising on functionality or aesthetics.

Authors Jack Ahern, Elizabeth Leduc, and Mary Lee York provide readers with essential tools to understand, measure, and apply biodiversity concepts in real-world projects. They break down complex terminology and outline effective planning methods that balance ecological conservation with land use, development, and recreation. Through accessible language and interdisciplinary guidance, the book helps professionals translate conservation science into impactful design choices.

Case studies from across the U.S.--including the Florida Statewide Greenway System, Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, and wetland restoration in Michigan--demonstrate how biodiversity goals can be embedded into both large-scale regional plans and site-specific projects. These examples highlight collaborations among planners, biologists, and community stakeholders to achieve resilient, multifunctional landscapes.

Whether designing green infrastructure, managing stormwater, or developing urban greenspaces, Biodiversity Planning and Design gives professionals the insight and confidence to lead on biodiversity issues--delivering projects that protect ecosystems while enriching communities.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jack Ahern is Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.


Elizabeth Leduc received her undergraduate degree in biology from Brown University, Graduate Degree in planning from UMass and is currently earning a law degree from Northeastern University. She lives in Providence, RI.

Mary Lee York earned an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University and is currently working on her Masters of Landscape Architecture
at UMASS while teaching high school biology. Her interests include wildlife photography, greenways and suburban landscapes. She currently resides in
Hudson, MA with her husband and young son.

The Landscape Architecture Foundation is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is the preservation, improvement and enhancement of the environment. It accomplishes its mission through scholarship, research, and information on landscape planning and design -- effective, inexpensive, and democratic tools for protecting natural environments, reclaiming disturbed land, and creating sustainable communities that foster health and safety.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597261092
• ISBN 13: 9781597261098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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