Green Infrastructure Planning Reintegrating Landscape in Urban Planning
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Biographical note
Dr Ian Mell is a lecturer in environmental and landscape planning at the University of Manchester. He has also worked with advocacy organisations and as a consultant for East Cambridgeshire and Liverpool City Council.<i></i>'If you want to understand different iterations of green infrastructure in action, read this book! Calling on interpretations of green infrastructure from around the world, this book breaks down this complex concept clearly and concisely.' - Dr Nicola Dempsey, University of Sheffield <br /><br />
Using multiple examples from practice in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia, the book illustrates how good policy ideas and innovative planning practice can help create more sustainable and ecologically focused urban landscapes.
Foreword; Preface; 1: Introduction — Why Do We Need Green Infrastructure? 2: What Does Green Infrastructure Do for Us? 3: How Do People Interact with Landscapes? 4: What Does Green Infrastructure Look Like? 5: Bigger, Bolder and Better: Innovation in Green Infrastructure Practice; 6: How Do We Plan for Green Infrastructure? 7: What Next for Green Infrastructure? Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index