Title Sustainable rural and urban ecosystems : design, implementation and operation : manual for practice and study / Gunther Geller, Detlef Glücklich, editors ; A. Otte [and others], contributors

Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color) Series 2012-2013 Springer E-Books - Earth & Environmental Sciences Contents Human Ecosystems -- Design, Implementation and Operation of Human Ecosystem: Concepts and Methods -- Design, Implementation and Operation of Human Ecosystems: The Example of Valley View University (VVU) -- Lessons Learned/Relevance -- Authors, Partners and Institutions -- Tools for Holistic Management of Human Ecosystems Summary These days human beings have a profound influence on aspects of the planetary ecosystem, e.g. on climate change and biodiversity, to name only two.¡ This manual is intended to help practitioners, who are dealing with human-based rural and urban settlement-ecosystems, in the key steps towards their realization (design, implementation, and operation) and helpful for all, who are concerned about ensuring their practical sustainability. The ecosystem-approach is holistic and integrative, encompassing various disciplines like architecture, landscape architecture, environmental engineering, social sciences, life sciences, ecology, and management. It also considers issues such as energy-savings, ecological cycles, reuse, natural resources, socio-cultural background, real participation, and holistic quality management. Thus it not only explains the general concept, the steps of realization and the respective involved stakeholders, but also gives hints and tools for practitioners. The information, recommendations and tools are directed to the following target groups, among others: - Local planning authorities (giving hints for the procedure and the involved stakeholders) - Designers (holistic approach, procedures, tools) - Regulatory bodies, licensing and financing authorities (requirements for approach and procedures) - Construction and implementing firms and institutions (recommendations, tools) - Operating bodies (hints for operation, tools) The experiences are based on a joint German-Ghanaian program at Valley View University, the biggest private university in Ghana, intended to help realize the vision of a truly holistic ecological university. It was financed originally by the German Ministry of Education and Research and recently by the German Ministry for the Environment in the frame of the Climate Change Initiative of the Federal Government of Germany Analysis Geography Regional planning Architecture Climatic changes Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Climate Change klimaatverandering climatic change steden towns landen countries energie energy geografie ruimtelijke ordening physical planning regionale planning Geography (General) Geografie Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Regional planning -- Environmental aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Environmental sciences -- Handbooks, manuals, etc POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Regional Planning. Environmental sciences Regional planning -- Environmental aspects Genre/Form handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book Author Geller, Gunther. Glücklich, Detlef. Otte, A ISBN 9783642282614 364228261X 128391056X 9781283910569

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