{"product_id":"urban-blue-spaces-9780367173180","title":"Urban Blue Spaces","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents an evidence-based approach to landscape planning and design for urban blue spaces that maximises the benefits to human health and well-being while minimising the risks. Based on applied research and evidence from primary and secondary data sources stemming from the EU-funded BlueHealth project, the book presents nature-based solutions to promote sustainable and resilient cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumerous cities around the world are located alongside bodies of water in the form of coastlines, lakes, rivers and canals, but the relationship between city inhabitants and these water sources has often been ambivalent. In many cities, water has been polluted, engineered or ignored completely. But, due to an increasing awareness of the strong connections between city, people, nature and water and health, this paradigm is shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe international editorial team, consisting of researchers and professionals across several disciplines, leads the reader through theoretical aspec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword \u003c\/strong\u003eMichael Depledge \u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Bell, Lora E. Fleming and James Grellier \u003cb\u003ePART ONE: Water, blue space and health and well-being: The evidence base and how to use it CHAPTER 1: Blue space as an essential factor in environment and health \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge P. Morris, Himansu S. Mishra and Lora E. Fleming \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2: Potential benefits of blue space for human health and well-being \u003c\/b\u003eMathew P. White, Lewis R. Elliott, Mireia Gascon, Bethany Roberts and Lora E. Fleming \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3: Co-design with local stakeholders \u003c\/b\u003eMart Külvik, Mireia Gascon, Marina Cervera Alonso de Medina, Lewis R. Elliott, Jekaterina Balicka, Frederico Meireles Rodrigues and Monika Suškevičs \u003cb\u003ePART TWO: Tools, indicators and models for planning and design CHAPTER 4: Generating evidence in support of site planning and design: The BlueHealth toolbox \u003c\/b\u003eJames Grellier,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHimansu S. Mishra, Lewis R. Elliott, Susanne Wuijts and Matthias F. W. Braubach \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 5: Assessing the land-water environment \u003c\/b\u003eHimansu S. Mishra, Katrin Saar and Simon Bell \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 6: Observing behaviour for site planning and design \u003c\/b\u003ePeeter Vassiljev, Cristina Vert and Simon Bell \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 7: Capturing affordances for health and well-being at the city scale \u003c\/b\u003eGloria Niin, Peeter Vassiljev, Tiina Rinne and Simon Bell \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 8: Assessing city-wide and local health and wellbeing benefits \u003c\/b\u003eLewis R. Elliott, Matthew P. White, Wilma Zijlema, Cristina Vert and Peeter Vassiljev \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 9: A decision support tool for optimising blue space design and management for health \u003c\/b\u003eArnt Diener, Marco Martuzzi, Francesco Palermo, Laura Mancini, Giovanni Coppini and Matthias F. W. Braubach \u003cb\u003ePART THREE: Inspirational practice for planning and design CHAPTER 10: Reviewing the evidence for good planning and design \u003c\/b\u003eHimansu S. Mishra, Simon Bell, Jekaterina Balicka and Anna Wilczyńska \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 11: Urban river revitalisation \u003c\/b\u003eFriedrich Kuhlmann, Jekaterina Balicka and Anna Wilczyńska \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 12: Seafronts, beaches, lakeside, and promenades \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Bell, Himansu S. Mishra, Anna Wilczyńska and Jekaterina Balicka \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 13: Urban wetlands and storm water management \u003c\/b\u003eHimansu Mishra, Simon Bell, Anna Wilczyńska and Jekaterina Balicka \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 14: Docklands, harbours and post industrial sites \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Bell, Anna Wilczyńska and Jekaterina Balicka \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 15: Tactical urbanism, urban acupuncture and small-scale projects \u003c\/b\u003eJekaterina Balicka, Joanna Tamar Storie, Friedrich Kuhlmann, Anna Wilczyńska and Simon Bell \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 16: Future outlook studies: the use of scenarios to create healthy blue cities \u003c\/b\u003eJudith Hin and Susanne Wuijts \u003cb\u003eAPPENDIX: A blue space typology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401876840791,"sku":"9780367173180","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367173180.jpg?v=1730478770","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/urban-blue-spaces-9780367173180","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}