Greening Cities: Forms and Functions
暫譯: 綠化城市：形式與功能
Tan, Puay Yok, Jim, Chi Yung
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2018-12-12
- 售價: $5,380
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $5,111
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 372
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 9811350515
- ISBN-13: 9789811350511
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商品描述
This book offers an overview of recent scientific and professional literature on urban greening and urban ecology, focusing on diverse disciplines such as landscape architecture, geography, urban ecology, urban climatology, biodiversity conservation, urban governance, architecture and urban hydrology. It includes contributions in which academics, public policy experts and practitioners share their considerable knowledge on the multi-faceted aspects of greening cities. The greening of cities has witnessed a global resurgence over the past two decades and has made a significant contribution to urban liveability and sustainability, as well as increasing resilience. As urban greening efforts continue to expand, it is useful to promote recent advances in our understanding of various aspects of planning, design and management of urban greenery, but at the same time, it is also important to realize that there are important gaps in our knowledge and that further research is needed. The book is organized in three main parts: concepts, functions and forms of urban greening. The first part examines the historical roots of greening cities and how the burgeoning field of urban ecology can contribute useful principles and strategies to guide the planning, design and management of urban greening. The second part shifts the focus to the diverse range of services - the functions - provided by urban greening, such as those related to urban climate, urban biodiversity, human health, and community building. The final part explores conventional, often neglected, but important forms of urban greenery such as urban woodlands and urban farms, as well as relatively recent forms of urban greenery like those integrated with buildings and waterways. It offers a ready reference resource for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to grasp the critical issues and trigger further studies and applications in the quest for high-performance green cities.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書提供了有關城市綠化和城市生態的最新科學和專業文獻概述，重點關注景觀建築、地理學、城市生態學、城市氣候學、生物多樣性保護、城市治理、建築學和城市水文等多個學科。書中包含了學者、公共政策專家和實務工作者的貢獻，他們分享了在城市綠化多面向方面的豐富知識。過去二十年來，城市綠化在全球範圍內經歷了復甦，對城市的宜居性和可持續性做出了重要貢獻，並提高了城市的韌性。隨著城市綠化努力的持續擴展，促進我們對城市綠化規劃、設計和管理各方面的理解的最新進展是有益的，但同時也重要的是要認識到我們的知識中存在重要的空白，並且需要進一步的研究。這本書分為三個主要部分：城市綠化的概念、功能和形式。第一部分探討了城市綠化的歷史根源，以及城市生態學這一新興領域如何提供有用的原則和策略，以指導城市綠化的規劃、設計和管理。第二部分將重點轉向城市綠化所提供的多樣化服務——功能，例如與城市氣候、生物多樣性、人類健康和社區建設相關的服務。最後一部分探討了傳統的、經常被忽視但重要的城市綠化形式，如城市林地和城市農場，以及與建築和水道相結合的相對較新的城市綠化形式。這本書為研究人員、實務工作者和政策制定者提供了一個便捷的參考資源，以掌握關鍵問題並促進進一步的研究和應用，追求高效能的綠色城市。
作者簡介
Professor Jim Chi Yung obtained his PhD in agricultural soil science from the University of Reading, UK. He then studied at the US Geological Survey in Golden (Colorado School of Mines) for a Certificate in Hydrology. He is the Chair Professor in Geography at the University of Hong Kong since 2000, and served in the past as Head of Department of Geography and Dean of Faculty of Arts. His research revolves around the core theme of nature-in-city, which encompasses urban ecology, urban forestry, urban greening, urban soil science, green roof, green wall (vertical greening), and urban nature conservation. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach with an emphasis on compact and south cities, he focuses geographically on Hong Kong and other Chinese cities. He has extended his research findings to promoting good policies and practices on urban greening in Hong Kong, including tree planting, green roof, green wall, and nature conservation under the shadow of urbanization.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
陳培玉博士是新加坡國立大學設計與環境學院建築系的副教授。他在康奈爾大學獲得博士學位，學術訓練專注於園藝科學和植物生理學。他的研究、教學和專業活動集中於城市綠化的科學、政策和實踐，以及建成環境的生態學。他結合了科學背景、公共部門的城市治理經驗以及與實務工作者的互動，應用城市綠化的知識以改善環境品質和社會福祉。他積極參與國際合作、撥款審查，並擔任多本國際期刊的編輯委員會成員。他還在該地區的景觀設計和規劃項目中提供建議，以促進學術界與實務界之間的知識轉移。
吉志勇教授於英國雷丁大學獲得農業土壤科學博士學位。隨後，他在美國地質調查局（科羅拉多礦業學院）學習水文學並獲得證書。自2000年以來，他擔任香港大學地理學的講座教授，並曾擔任地理系主任和文學院院長。他的研究圍繞「城市中的自然」這一核心主題，涵蓋城市生態學、城市林業、城市綠化、城市土壤科學、綠色屋頂、綠色牆面（垂直綠化）以及城市自然保護。他採用跨學科的方法，重點關注緊湊型和南方城市，地理上專注於香港及其他中國城市。他將研究成果擴展至促進香港城市綠化的良好政策和實踐，包括植樹、綠色屋頂、綠色牆面以及在城市化陰影下的自然保護。
