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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Sidebars -- Preface. In Search of the Ethical City -- Introduction. An Ethical View of Cities -- 1. The Core Values of an Ethical City -- 2. Virtue in the City: Virtuous Leaders and Citizens -- 3. Equality, Opportunity, Inclusiveness -- 4. Rights in and to the City -- 5. The Extent and Limits of Freedoms in the City -- 6. Ethical Policing and Use of Force -- 7. Panopticon City: Surveillance and Privacy in the Ethical City -- 8. A City's Obligations to the Future -- 9. The Ethics of Local Democracy and the Need for Fair and Shared Governance -- 10. The Ethics of Public Spaces and the Public Realm -- 11. The Ethics of a Healthy and Flourishing City -- 12. The Ethics of Biophilic Cities -- 13. What Is a City's Duty to the Larger World? -- 14. Working toward the Ethical City -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

There is a growing recognition of the contact we need with nature to be happy, healthy and to lead meaningful lives. We need that nature daily, if not hourly, and so it must be nearby to where we live and work. This is central to the concept of 'biophilic cities' which is emerging as a global movement and guiding framework for city design and planning. Blue Biophilic Cities is about the promise of this movement and a kind of biophilic urbanism that is possible for cities perched on the edge of harbours and seas. In blue biophilic cities, much of the ne arby nature is to be found in the marine realm. This book explores the efforts underway in a number of cities to foster new marine connections through a variety of innovative programs and initiatives. It also discusses a number of design ideas, from dynamic shoreline edges and floodable parks to living breakwaters, in order to emphasise the possibility of designing for resilience while also supporting marine biodiversity and strengthening biophilic connections to the marine world. .--

Cover -- About Island Press -- Subscribe -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Case Studies -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: The Background and Theory of Biophilic Cities -- Chapter 1: The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits fo Biophilic Urbanism -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Nature of Biophilic Cities -- Chapter 3: The Urban Nature Diet: The Many Ways That Nature Enhances Urban Life -- Chapter 4: Biophilic Cities and Urban Resilience -- Part 2: Creating Biophilic Cities: Emerging Global Practice -- Chapter 5: Singapore City, Singapore: City in a Garden -- Chapter 6: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: From Cream City to Green City -- Chapter 7: Wellington, New Zealand: From Town Belt to Blue Belt -- Chapter 8: Birmingham, United Kingdom: Health, Nature, and Urban Economy -- Chapter 9: Portland, Oregon: Green Streets in a River City -- Chapter 10: San Francisco, California: Biophilic Bity by the Bay -- Chapter 11: Oslo, Norway: A City of Fjords and Forests -- Chapter 12: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Nature in the Compact City -- Part 3: A Global Survey of Innovative Practice and Projects -- I: Biophilic Plans and Codes -- II: Citizen Science and Community Engagement -- III: Biophilic Architecture and Design -- IV: Restoring and Reintroducing Nature into the City -- V: Other Biophilic Urban Strategies -- Part 4: Success and Future Directions -- Chapter 13: Lessons from the World's Emerging Biophilic Cities -- Chapter 14: Overcoming the Obstacles and Challenges That Remain -- Chapter 15: Conclustions: Reimagining Cities of the Future -- Resources -- References -- Index -- IP Board of Directors

"This publication offers practical advice and inspiration for ensuring that nature in the city is more than infrastructure--that it also promotes well-being and creates an emotional connection to the earth among urban residents. Divided into six parts, the Handbook begins by introducing key ideas, literature, and theory about biophilic urbanism. Chapters highlight urban biophilic innovations in more than a dozen global cities. The final part concludes with lessons on how to advance an agenda for urban biophilia and an extensive list of resources."--Publisher

Intro -- Green Cities of Europe -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Study European Cities? -- The Global Model of European Cities -- Sustainable Mobility -- Walking Cities -- Biophilic Cities -- Climate Change and Renewable Energy -- Sustainable Urban Metabolism: Cities as Systems of Material and Resource Flows -- Green Cities, Green Governance -- Models for the Future -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Paris, France: A 21st-Century Eco-City -- Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Policy Context -- National Environmental Policy and Relevant Planning Frameworks -- The New, Greener Paris -- Climate Planning: Adaptation, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy -- ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- BUILDINGS AND ENERGY USE -- RENEWABLE ENERGY -- Transit and Nonmotorized Transportation -- URBAN AND REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS -- NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION -- Green Spaces and Biodiversity -- GREEN SPACES -- BIODIVERSITY -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Freiburg, Germany: Germany's Eco-Capital -- General Background and Profile -- Planning Context -- Landscape Planning -- Water -- Transportation -- Energy and Climate -- Case Studies -- Vauban -- Rieselfeld -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Copenhagen, Denmark: Green City amid the Finger Metropolis -- Introduction -- Regional Planning -- The Finger Plan -- Current Planning Legislation in Denmark -- Copenhagen's Municipal Planning -- Urban Development Strategy -- Traffic and Transport Facilities -- Bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö in 2000 -- Metro in Copenhagen -- Bicycle Policy -- GREEN CYCLE ROUTES -- Recreation and Leisure: A Green Policy -- Copenhagen Urban Spaces -- Environmental Sustainability -- Agenda 21 -- "Environmental Accounts" -- Environmental Manual -- Public Participation -- "Eco-Metropole: Our Vision for Copenhagen, 2015" -- The City of Copenhagen's Climate Plan.

Greening and sustaining cities -- New and hopeful perspectives on ecological assets -- Strengthening place, building community -- Bush cities: Australia's urban ecological capitals -- The importance of regional and state planning -- Learning from Australia: some final thoughts on the value of comparative green urbanism

Sustaining place in the global age -- Place basics : concepts, research, literature -- Place strengthening through history and heritage -- Tackling sprawl: community design, sustainablilty, and place -- Nature and place : the role of natural environments in strengthening commitment to place -- Pedestrian places -- Place building through art and celebration -- Learning by design : communities that teach -- Strengthening place through sharing institutions -- Multigenerational communities : places that sustain and cherish children, families and the elderly -- Energy and sustainable place making -- The new politics of place -- Renewing our place commitments