Ways of Making Nature Centers More Relevant for Their Urban Visitors
Author | : Carolyn Joy Tzitz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Environmental education |
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Author | : Carolyn Joy Tzitz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Environmental education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles L. Marohn, Jr. |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2019-10-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1119564816 |
A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Author | : Cheryl Christine Norton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Environmental education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dorceta E. Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Environmental justice |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Janet Lynn Wolanin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Environmental education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jamie Nichole McNiel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Nature centers |
ISBN | : |
In the last several decades, member-based nature centers have been established to provide both community orientation to nature and education services; often times with the goal of promoting nature conservancy and growth and to provide outdoor benefits to urban communities. Most nature centers allow visitors to participate in outdoor recreation and nature experience by either paying an annual amount to become members or a daily entrance fee. However, little research has focused on this aspect of outdoor leisure and use from a park use and leisure research perspective. This research provides empirical findings related to outdoor leisure research, nature center users, and a new form of environmental inequality as it relates to benefits. Findings also present how members socially construct nature, and how those social constructions relate to their tangible relationship with the environment as nature center participants. Additional discussion highlights the larger picture given by integrating spatial, socio-demographic, and interview data. Concluding remarks note the implications of these findings and suggest directions for future research--Abstract.
Author | : Thomas Panagopoulos |
Publisher | : MDPI |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2019-08-19 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 3039213695 |
This volume examines the applicability of landscape urbanism theory in contemporary landscape architecture practice by bringing together ecology and architecture in the built environment. Using participatory planning of green infrastructure and application of nature-based solutions to address urban challenges, landscape urbanism seeks to reintroduce critical connections between natural and urban systems. In light of ongoing developments in landscape architecture, the goal is a paradigm shift towards a landscape that restores and rehabilitates urban ecosystems. Nine contributions examine a wide range of successful cases of designing livable and resilient cities in different geographical contexts, from the United States of America to Australia and Japan, and through several European cities in Italy, Portugal, Estonia, and Greece. While some chapters attempt to conceptualize the interconnections between cities and nature, others clearly have an empirical focus. Efforts such as the use of ornamental helophyte plants in bioretention ponds to reduce and treat stormwater runoff, the recovery of a poorly constructed urban waterway or participatory approaches for optimizing the location of green stormwater infrastructure and examining the environmental justice issue of equative availability and accessibility to public open spaces make these innovations explicit. Thus, this volume contributes to the sustainable cities goal of the United Nations.