Urban Nature and Human Design
Renewing the Great Tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12077380 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Whiston Spirn (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-51 |
| Publication date | 1985-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Planning Education and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-456X • E-ISSN: 1552-6577 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0739456x8500500106 |
| OpenAlex | W2001790080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 25 |
The city is part of nature, a fact that has profound implications for how cities are designed, built, and managed For centuries, city designers have exploited nature to promote human purposes The roots of this tradition are as diverse as the many ways in which nature contributes to human health, safety, and welfare An overview of that tradition is outlined here, along with an assessment of existing knowledge and prospects for city design
Architectural engineering · Civil engineering · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Environmental health · Human health · Human welfare · Political science · Sociology · Urban design · Urban planning · Welfare · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Urban Green Space and Health
The Metabolism of Cities
Garden Cities Of To-Morrow
John Claudius Loudon
Choices of Orientation in Teaching Environmental Planning
To Engineer the Metropolis
The Place of Nature in the City of Man
The Impact of Sanitary Reform upon American Urban Planning, 1840-1890
Mineral resources for a new town
Traces on the Rhodian Shore
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |