Urban protected areas : profiles and best practice guidelines
2014
Trzyna, Thaddeus |
Edmiston, Joseph T. |
Hyman, Glen |
McNeely, Jeffrey A. |
da Cunha e Menezes, Pedro |
Myrdal, Brett |
Phillips, Adrian |
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. This volume explains the context and concept of urban protected areas, profiles urban protected areas in 15 metropolitan areas around the world, and offers best practice guidelines.