HI All,
For those of you, like me, involved in community campaigns to maintain and
enhance habitat corridors the following new book from CSIRO publishing would
appear to be of interest.
Wendy Moore
http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/5315.htm
Designing Greenways
Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People
Description
How are greenways designed? What situations lead to their genesis, and what
examples best illustrate their potential for enhancing communities and the
environment? Designing greenways is a key to protecting landscapes, allowing
wildlife to move freely, and finding appropriate ways to bring people into
nature. This book brings together examples from ecology, conservation biology,
aquatic ecology, and recreation design to illustrate how greenways function and
add value to ecosystems and human communities alike.
Encompassing everything from urban trail corridors to river floodplains to
wilderness-like linkages, greenways preserve or improve the integrity of the
landscape, not only by stemming the loss of natural features, but also by
engendering new natural and social functions. From 19th-century parks and
parkways to projects still on the drawing boards, Designing Greenways is a
fascinating introduction to the possibilities-and pitfalls-involved in these
ambitious projects. As towns and cities look to greenways as a new way of
reconciling man and nature, designers and planners will look to Designing
Greenways as an invaluable compendium of best practices.
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