Small-Scale Urban Greening: Creating Places of Health, Creativity, and Ecological Sustainability

Author:   Angela Loder (University of Denver, Colorado)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367900830


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   17 March 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Angela Loder (University of Denver, Colorado)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780367900830


ISBN 10:   0367900831
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   17 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Re-imagining the city: urban greening as creative solution to social and ecological challenges Chapter 1: Nature, Health, Well-being and Sense of Place: what do we know? What don’t we agree on? Biological paradigm: adaptive and utility The Social Construction Paradigm: constructed, political, and relational New directions in nature, health, and well-being research Moving forward: research, policy, and practice on nature and health in cities Chapter 2: Ecology in the margins: Green Infrastructure and stormwater management Introduction Ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and stormwater: a short history of re-thinking water in cities City-wide approaches to urban greening and stormwater: the case of Philadelphia Piece-by-piece layering and conversion: urban greening and stormwater in Toronto Small-scale urban greening and green infrastructure: reflections Links to research and moving forward Chapter 3: Meadows in the sky: a green roof case study Introduction What do we know about green roofs, health, and well-being? Methods Results: what did they think and feel about green roofs? Implications for policy, research, and the human relationship to nature Asking the same questions in a different way: a survey Lessons learned from quantitative versus qualitative methods Conclusion Chapter 4: Reclaiming the city: vacant lots and post-industrial corridors Introduction Marginal spaces: regreening neglected areas Case studies: Chicago and Philadelphia Chicago and vacant lots Vacant lots: Philadelphia Post-industrial urban greening: elevated parks Case study: Philadelphia’s Rail Park Case study: Chicago’s The 606 Small-scale urban greening, interstitial, and post-industrial space: reflections and moving forward Research and the real-world: opportunities for collaboration and change Conclusion: Policy lessons and Research Implications: Connecting urbanites to nature and re-thinking urban greenspace Introduction Policy Review of case study conclusions Lessons learned, looking ahead Frame the issue Governance, funding, and legislation Tactical urbanism, community outreach, and research A way forward: learning by doing, adaptive planning Research context How do we value urban nature as experienced with SSUG projects? How we experience SSUG: implications for research Education and design implications for health, well-being, and ecological sustainability Looking ahead

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Small-Scale Urban Greening provides an excellent summary of the literature regarding human interaction with nature, ranging from a thorough explication of research to a detailed discussion of public policy. The examples involving green infrastructure, roofs, vacant lots and industrial corridors enhance our understanding of the impact of urban nature interventions. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, D.Arch., FAIA, Chair and Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor Design + Environmental Analysis, CORNELL UNIVERSITY Angela Loder masterfully shines a light on the opportunity for the leftover, marginal and abandoned spaces in our urban environments to become green spaces that connect us to nature. Small-Scale Urban Greening is a comprehensive review of the research, case studies, and policy that can make these opportunities come to life and provide the critical links between health, equity and community that are so badly needed in our cities. Amanda Sturgeon, FAIA, Head if Regenerative Design, Mott MacDonald


Small-Scale Urban Greening provides an excellent summary of the literature regarding human interaction with nature, ranging from a thorough explication of research to a detailed discussion of public policy. The examples involving green infrastructure, roofs, vacant lots and industrial corridors enhance our understanding of the impact of urban nature interventions. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, D.Arch., FAIA Chair and Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor Design + Environmental Analysis CORNELL UNIVERSITY


Small-Scale Urban Greening provides an excellent summary of the literature regarding human interaction with nature, ranging from a thorough explication of research to a detailed discussion of public policy. The examples involving green infrastructure, roofs, vacant lots and industrial corridors enhance our understanding of the impact of urban nature interventions. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, D.Arch., FAIA, Chair and Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor Design + Environmental Analysis, CORNELL UNIVERSITY Angela Loder masterfully shines a light on the opportunity for the leftover, marginal and abandoned spaces in our urban environments to become green spaces that connect us to nature. Small-Scale Urban Greening is a comprehensive review of the research, case studies, and policy that can make these opportunities come to life and provide the critical links between health, equity and community that are so badly needed in our cities. Amanda Sturgeon, FAIA, Head if Regenerative Design, Mott MacDonald


Author Information

Angela Loder is Vice President, Research, for the International WELL Building Institute. In this role she is responsible for identifying, directing, and managing evidenced-based research that supports the WELL Building Standard. She has been a core member of the Health in Buildings Roundtable (HiBR) with the National Institutes of Health since 2009. She is a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Scholar, a board member of the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University, Adjunct Faculty at the University of Denver, and part of the first cohort of WELL Faculty and a WELL AP. She holds a collaborative PhD in Health and Urban Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto.

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