Overview

Trailblazing greenway projects from vision to reality. In this eye-opening journey through some of America's most innovative landscape architecture projects, Charles Flink shows why we urgently need greenways. A leading authority in greenway planning, design, and development, Flink presents inspiring examples of communities that have come together to build permanent spaces for the life-sustaining power of nature. The Greenway Imperative reveals the stories behind a variety of multiuse natural corridors, taking readers to Grand Canyon National Park, suburban North Carolina, the banks of the Miami River, and many other settings. Flink, who was closely involved with each of the projects in this book during his 35-year career, introduces the people who jump started these initiatives and the challenges they overcame in achieving them. Flink explains why open green spaces are increasingly critical today. ""Much more than a path through the woods,"" he says, greenways conserve irreplaceable real estate for the environment, serve as essential green infrastructure, shape the way people travel within their communities, reduce impact from flooding and other natural disasters, and boost the economies of cities and towns. Greenways can and should dramatically reshape the landscape of America in the coming years, Flink argues. He provides valuable reflections and guidance on how we can create resilient communities and satisfy the human need for connection with the natural world.

Full Product Details

Author:   Charles A. Flink
Publisher:   University Press of Florida
Imprint:   University Press of Florida
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.625kg
ISBN:  

9781683401155

ISBN 10:   1683401158
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   31 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction 1. A Close Family Legacy: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina 2. Come Hell and High Water: Greater Grand Forks Greenway, Grand Forks, North Dakota 3. Turning Trash into Trails: Swift Creek Recycled Greenway, Cary, North Carolina 4. Something Grand: Grand Canyon Greenway, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 5. Open Space in Vegas—It's a Sure Bet: Las Vegas Open Space and Trails, Las Vegas, Nevada 6. Miami Means ""Sweet Water"": Miami River Greenway, Miami, Florida 7. Lowcountry Life: Charleston County Greenbelt Plan, Charleston County, South Carolina 8. Callin' the Hogs: The Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway, Arkansas 9. White Russia: International Greenway Efforts in Belarus 10. America's Longest Urban Greenway: East Coast Greenway, from Maine to Florida 11. A National Greenway System: Envisioning a Coast-to-Coast Greenway System Acknowledgments Glossary Notes and Sources Index

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[Flink] draws from his professional experience in greenway design and development to reveal the world's growing need for such spaces and the processes used to bring them to life. --Landscape Architecture Magazine Flink shares how his experiences across more than three decades of greenway planning and development shaped his understanding of what a greenway is and how these corridors can be used to help solve a host of challenges that communities face. . . . Demonstrate[s] how anyone can become involved in the greenways that shape our communities, our regions and, together, even our world. --Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

"""[Flink] draws from his professional experience in greenway design and development to reveal the world's growing need for such spaces and the processes used to bring them to life.""--Landscape Architecture Magazine ""Flink shares how his experiences across more than three decades of greenway planning and development shaped his understanding of what a greenway is and how these corridors can be used to help solve a host of challenges that communities face. . . . Demonstrate[s] how anyone can become involved in the greenways that shape our communities, our regions and, together, even our world.""--Rails-to-Trails Conservancy"

Author Information

Charles A. Flink is an award-winning author, planner, and landscape architect. He is founder and president of Greenways Incorporated, an environmental planning and landscape architecture firm based in Durham, North Carolina, and professor of the practice in landscape architecture at North Carolina State University. He is coauthor of Greenways: A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development and Trails for the Twenty-First Century: Planning, Design, and Management Manual for Multi-Use Trails.

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