1st Edition

Green Infrastructure for Landscape Planning Integrating Human and Natural Systems

By Gary Austin Copyright 2014
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Green infrastructure integrates human and natural systems through a network of corridors and spaces in mixed-use and urban settings. Austin takes a broad look at green infrastructure concepts, research and case studies to provide the student and professional with processes, criteria and data to support planning, design and implementation. Key topics of the book include: The benefits of... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Physical and Psychological Health 3. Ecosystem Functions and Health 4. Ecosystem Services 5. Planning and Design Processes 6. Habitat and Ecological Corridors 7. Green Infrastructure Network 8. Stormwater Management and Treatment Services 9. Green Roofs 10. Integrating Community Agriculture into Green Infrastructure 11. Wastewater Treatment Wetlands 12. Stockholm – Green Infrastructure Case Study 13. Green Infrastructure in Context

Biography

Gary Austin is a landscape architect who studied under John Lyle and taught at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has practiced in the public and private sector and has taught landscape architecture at the University of Washington and the University of Idaho. His teaching and research focus on community revitalization, urban biological diversity and treatment of wastewater and stormwater for water quality improvement.