Nature-First Cities
Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other
Published on 3. September 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
258 pages
978-0-7748-6864-8 (ISBN)
Description
Nature belongs in cities, but how do we put nature first without pushing people aside? Nature-First Cities reveals the false dichotomy of that question by recognizing that people and nature are indivisible. Western urbanization has meant the ongoing expulsion of nature, which is engendering biodiversity loss and inequality, thwarting economic potential, and affecting health. This volume instead applies the science and practice of nature-directed stewardship to cities. Tested through case studies, this methodology for urban ecosystem restoration is uniquely effective at revitalizing our strained cities. Nature is woven into networks, distributed equitably across neighbourhoods, and partnered with the urban density that is essential for addressing the climate crisis. Nature-First Cities offers a practical framework for urban planning that reinforces our place in nature both physically, by ensuring that cities are replete with biodiversity and intact ecosystems, and conceptually, by rebalancing our relationships with the planet and with one another
Reviews / Votes
"In Nature-First Cities, Cam Brewer, Herb Hammond, and Sean Markey... propose nature-directed stewardship as a way to repair ecosystems obliterated by urbanization."- Ximena Gonzalez (Literary Review of Canada) "This book is valuable for anyone, including policy makers, seeking ideas for making nature a more prominent part of everyday life."
- L. B. Allsopp, Arizona State University (CHOICE Connect)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
57 colour photos, 5 illustrations, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
321 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-6864-8 (9780774868648)
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Persons
Cam Brewer is a lawyer and an adjunct professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. He was executive director of Smart Growth BC, ran eco-certification programs at the Canada Green Building Council and the Silva Forest Foundation, and founded a co-op that manufactured and distributed sustainable wood products. He has also served as controller for Greenpeace Canada, co-chair of the VanCity Community Foundation, and principal of an urban sustainability consulting firm.
Herb Hammond is a forest ecologist and nature-directed stewardship planner. He is a co-founder of the Silva Forest Foundation, a charitable society dedicated to research and education in ecosystem-based conservation planning. Hammond is the project lead for more than 25 ecosystem-based conservation plans across Canada and elsewhere in the world. He is also the author of the award-winning Seeing the Forest among the Trees: The Case for Wholistic Forest Use and Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown: Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning for the Boreal Forest. Hammond was the recipient of the 2003 Gold Award for Sustainable Living at the Canadian Environmental Awards.
Sean Markey is a certified planner and professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. His research addresses issues of sustainable planning and infrastructure, nature-based solutions, local and regional economic development, and rural and small-town planning. He has published widely in academic journals and has co-authored/edited several books. He works with municipalities, non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, and the business community to promote and develop sustainable forms of community and regional development.
Herb Hammond is a forest ecologist and nature-directed stewardship planner. He is a co-founder of the Silva Forest Foundation, a charitable society dedicated to research and education in ecosystem-based conservation planning. Hammond is the project lead for more than 25 ecosystem-based conservation plans across Canada and elsewhere in the world. He is also the author of the award-winning Seeing the Forest among the Trees: The Case for Wholistic Forest Use and Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown: Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning for the Boreal Forest. Hammond was the recipient of the 2003 Gold Award for Sustainable Living at the Canadian Environmental Awards.
Sean Markey is a certified planner and professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. His research addresses issues of sustainable planning and infrastructure, nature-based solutions, local and regional economic development, and rural and small-town planning. He has published widely in academic journals and has co-authored/edited several books. He works with municipalities, non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, and the business community to promote and develop sustainable forms of community and regional development.
Content
Introduction
1 Nature Expelled
2 Trajectories of Green Planning
3 From Green Planning to Ecosystem Approaches
4 The Vision for Nature-First Cities
5 Nature-Directed Stewardship in Cities
6 Nature-Directed Stewardship in East Vancouver
7 A Process for Inviting Nature Home
Notes; Index
1 Nature Expelled
2 Trajectories of Green Planning
3 From Green Planning to Ecosystem Approaches
4 The Vision for Nature-First Cities
5 Nature-Directed Stewardship in Cities
6 Nature-Directed Stewardship in East Vancouver
7 A Process for Inviting Nature Home
Notes; Index