This list contains 44 entry(ies).
This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas.
Author(s):
- Kabisch, Nadja
- Korn, Horst
- Stadler, Jutta
- Bonn, Aletta
Anna's Forest focuses on the need to protect life on land (SDG #15). After Anna’s father finds out that he is facing some serious health concerns, enhanced by the pollution in the city, she and her family temporarily move to the countryside.
Organization(s):
- Tinta Vital
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- UNICEF
Anna's Forest focuses on the need to protect life on land (SDG #15). After Anna’s father finds out that he is facing some serious health concerns, enhanced by the pollution in the city, she and her family temporarily move to the countryside.
Organization(s):
- Tinta Vital
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- UNICEF
Anna's Forest focuses on the need to protect life on land (SDG #15). After Anna’s father finds out that he is facing some serious health concerns, enhanced by the pollution in the city, she and her family temporarily move to the countryside.
Organization(s):
- Tinta Vital
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- UNICEF
Como nossas cidades continuam crescendo, não devemos abandonar a proteção de áreas naturais às pressões da urbanização, e sim defender esses lugares, e realmente tentar criar novos espaços para a natureza dentro do tecido urbano – inclusive dentro dos centros das cidades.
Author(s):
- Edmiston, Joseph T.
- Hyman, Glen
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Trzyna, Thaddeus
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
- Korea National Park Service
Jusqu’à récemment, les conservationnistes se préoccupaient peu des aires protégées urbaines. Il faut défendre ces lieux et s’efforcer de créer de nouveaux espaces naturels au sein du tissu urbain, y compris dans les centres-villes.
Author(s):
- Edmiston, Joseph T.
- Hyman, Glen
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Trzyna, Thaddeus
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Korea National Park Service
Equal parts inspiration and practical advice for urban planners, ocean activists, and policymakers, Blue Urbanism offers a comprehensive look at the challenges and great potential for urban areas to integrate ocean health into their policy and planning goals.
As our cities continue to grow, we should defend the protection of natural areas and even try to create new space for nature within this urban fabric.
Author(s):
- Edmiston, Joseph T.
- Hyman, Glen
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Trzyna, Thaddeus
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Korea National Park Service
This publication presents a strong argument for innovating urban planning to address the contemporary challenges of rapid urbanization and poverty.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
La guía tiene como fin servir de instrumento técnico de referencia para la planificación y ejecución ordenada y sistemática de medidas ambientales de prevención, corrección, mitigación, minimización o compensación para aquellas acciones de la actividad de desarrollo de infraestructura urbana, que
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Guatemala, Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Jeune capitale surgie des dunes, face à l'océan, Nouakchott est née en même temps que l'Etat indépendant de Mauritanie.
Organization(s):
- Mauritania, Ministère de la Culture, de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Organization(s):
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, JP
Almost half the worlds people live in cities and this proportion is steadily growing. Protected areas provide important benefits to cities; conversely, conservationists depend on support from voters, leaders, and opinion-shapers largely concentrated in urban centres.
Organization(s):
- California Institute of Public Affairs, UK
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, US
Author(s):
- Jongman, R. H.
- Pungetti, Gloria
This book brings together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem research with leading education researchers, administrators and practitioners.
Author(s):
- Berkowitz, Alan R.
- Nilon, Charles H.
- Hollweg, Karen S.
Compartir un territorio no equivale a percibirlo de la misma manera. Por eso hay muchas formas de interpretar la realidad territorial, muchas aproximaciones sectoriales distintas. Este libro trata de mostrar la complejidad sistémica del territorio, por encima de reduccionismos o iteraciones.
Organization(s):
- Spain, Diputació Barcelona, Xarxa de Parcs Naturals
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan, Northern Areas Programme
- Pakistan, Northern Areas, Planning and Development Department
Author(s):
- Vepa, Swarna S.
- Rukmani, R.
Organization(s):
- M .S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, IN
- World Food Programme
Urban centres in Nepal will continue to grow as the trend to migrate to urban centres from neighbouring rural areas in search for better economic opportunities continues. This trend will have a significant impact on the existing infrastructure facilities and services of the urban centres.
Author(s):
- Gizewski, Peter
- Homer-Dixon, Thomas F.
Organization(s):
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, US
- University of Toronto, CA
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Journalists' Resource Centre
- Pakistan, Environment and Urban Affairs Division
- UNDP
- Canada, CIDA
Author(s):
- Tariq, M. Nawaz
- Ali, Waris
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Journalists' Resource Centre
- Pakistan, Environment and Urban Affairs Division
- Canada, CIDA
- UNDP
Author(s):
- Otero del Peral, Luis Ramon
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Journalists' Resource Centre
- Pakistan, Environment and Urban Affairs Division
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Nepal, National Conservation Strategy Implementation Programme
- Nepal, National Planning Commission
Author(s):
- Bashar, S. H. M. Abul
- Reazuddin, Mohammad
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest
- Bangladesh, Agricultural Research Council, National Conservation Strategy Secretariat
Organization(s):
- Stichting International Forestry Students Symposium Nederland, NL
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
Author(s):
- van Drunen, Laetitia
- Benarrous, Michel
- Waas, Evelyne
Author(s):
- Cairncross, Sandy
- Hardoy, Jorge Enrique
- Satterthwaite, David
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- Pakistan, Environment and Urban Affairs Division
This book challenges many common assumptions about the urban Third World -- for example that urban citizens live in very large cities and that cities are growing rapidly, or that city dwellers benefit from 'urban bias' in government and aid policies.
Author(s):
- Hardoy, Jorge Enrique
- Satterthwaite, David
Author(s):
- Adams, Lowell W.
- Dove, Louise E.
Organization(s):
- United States, Fish and Wildlife Service
Author(s):
- Adams, Lowell W.
- Leedy, Daniel L.
Author(s):
- Gill, Don
- Bonnett, Penelope
Author(s):
- Hines, Bob
- Anastasi, Peter A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Landscape Planning
- UNESCO
Organization(s):
- United Kingdom, Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland
- English Nature, UK
- Countryside Council for Wales, UK
- United Kingdom, Nature Conservancy Council
