Large; modern cities have effectively declared their independence from nature. But while they take up only three percent of the worldrsquo;s land surface; their ecological footprints actually cover the entire globe. Humanity is building an urban future; yet urban resource use is threatening the future of humanity and the natural world. To meet the aspirations of city people in both developing and developed countries; bold new initiatives are needed.Modern cities are an astonishing human achievement. As centres of innovation they are humanityrsquo;s cultural playgrounds. Their communication and transport systems have developed a global reach. They are attractive to investors because they can offer a vast variety of services at comparatively low per-capita costs. But are they viable as ecological systems? The planning of new cities; as well as the retrofit of existing cities; needs to undergo a profound paradigm shift. Mere sustainable development is not enough. To be compatible with natural systems; cities need to move away from linear systems of resource use and learn to operate as closed-loop; circular systems. To ensure their long-term future; they need to develop an environmentally enhancing; restorative relationship between themselves and the natural systems on which they still depend.Creating Regenerative Cities is a concise; solution-oriented manual for creating regenerative urbanisation. A wide range of technical; management and policy solutions already exist; but implementation has been too slow and too little; in large part because the kinds of holistic approaches needed are still unfamiliar to fragmented and process-driven urban policy making and governance. Herbert Girardets 30 yearsrsquo; experience as an ecologist; thinker; film maker and consultant working around the world has created this unique combination of tried and tested best practices and policies; which outlines the fundamental shifts needed in the way we think about our cities.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A lot of fun and not too easy!By P. WhittemoreThis is our third book in this series and we just love it. It is difficult for me to purchase music on-line because I like to see it. (Some times it is too easy and its hard to tell from the description). This is just right -- a little hard but not too hard (maybe a for a 3rd year piano student?) It came quickly and were having a lot of fun.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. These duets are challenging; and a bit differentBy Becky OWe like to sightread; or not practice much anyway; for Christmas music. These have enough interest to keep us alert.For perspective; my son can play advanced music; and I play upper intermediate; when we are studying pieces; so that will give you an idea of the level.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great PurchaseBy Bonnie LewisWe played duets from this book in church this past Christmas. Very enjoyable. Easy to accomplish yet with beautiful sounds. I love the work of Dennis Alexander. Well worth the money.
