Second Nature Urban Agriculture: Designing Productive Cities

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Synopsis
Winner of the 2015 RIBA President's Award for Outstanding University Located Research This book is the long awaited sequel to "Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes: Designing Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Cities". "Second Nature Urban Agriculture" updates and extends the authors' concept for introducing productive urban landscapes, including urban agriculture, into cities as essential elements of sustainable urban infrastructure. It reviews recent research and projects on the subject and presents concrete actions aimed at making urban agriculture happen. As pioneering thinkers in this area, the authors bring a unique overview to contemporary developments and have the experience to judge opportunities and challenges facing those who wish to create more equitable, resilient, desirable and beautiful cities.
Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
300 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317674504
Related ISBNs:
9780415540582, 9780415540575, 9781315771144
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial material, André Viljoen and Katrin Bohn
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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