DesigningUrbanAgriculture

作者 April Philips著
出版社 Wiley
出版时间 2013年4月
ISBN 9781118073834
定价 592.90

内容简介

Acomprehensiveoverviewofediblelandscapes—completewithmorethan300full-colorphotosandillustrationsDesigningUrbanAgricultureisabouttheintersectionofecology,design,andcommunity.Showcasingprojectsanddesignersfromaroundtheworldwhoareforgingnewpathstothesustainablecitythroughurbanagriculturelandscapes,itcreatesadialogueonthewaystoinvitefoodbackintothecityandpaveapathtohealthiercommunitiesandenvironments.Thisfull-colorguidebeginswithafoundationofecologicalprinciplesandtheideathatthefoodshedispartofacity'surbansystemsnetwork.Itoutlinesadesignprocessbasedonsystemsthinkinganddevelopedforalifecycleorregenerative-basedapproach.Italsopresentsstrategies,tools,andguidelinesthatenableinformeddecisionsonplanning,designing,budgeting,constructing,maintaining,marketing,andincreasingthesustainabilityofthisre-inventedcityscape.Casestudiesdemonstratetheenvironmental,economic,andsocialvalueoftheselandscapesandrevealpathstoagreenerandhealthierurbanenvironment.Thisuniqueandindispensableguide:Detailshowtoplan,design,fund,construct,andleveragethesustainabilityaspectsoftheediblelandscapetypologyCoversoveradozentypologiesincludingcommunitygardens,urbanfarms,edibleestates,greenroofsandverticalwalls,edibleschoolyards,seedtotable,foodlandscapeswithinparks,plazas,streetscapesandgreeninfrastructuresystemsandmoreExplainshowtodesignregenerativeediblelandscapesthatbenefitbothcommunityandecologyandexplorestheconnectionsbetweenfood,policy,andplanningthatpromoteviablefoodshedsystemsformoreresilientcommunitiesExaminestheintegrationofmanagement,maintenance,andoperationsissuesRevealshowtocreateabusinessmodelenterprisethataddressesalifecycleapproach

作者简介

AprilPhilips,RLA,FASLA,isfounderandprincipalofAprilPhilipsDesignWorks,anaward-winningBayAreafirmthatspecializesinlandscapearchitectureandurbanecology.HernotableprojectsincludeUnionSquare,SantanaRow,Peet'sCoffeeandTeaRoastingFacility,2001MarketStreet,VFOutdoorCampus,andOaklandMemorialPark.Herrecentworkincludestheincorporationofurbanediblesandincreasinghabitatintheurbanrealm.

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