{"product_id":"nature-first-cities-restoring-relationships-with-ecosystems-and-with-each-other-9780774868648","title":"Nature-First Cities: Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other","description":"\u003cb\u003eArgues that humans and nature can and should coexist in urban environments.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nature belongs in cities, but how do we put nature first without pushing people aside? \u003ci\u003eNature-First Cities\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the false dichotomy of that question by recognizing that people and nature are indivisible. Western urbanization has meant the ongoing expulsion of nature, which is engendering biodiversity loss and inequality, thwarting economic potential, and affecting health. This volume instead applies the science and practice of nature-directed stewardship to cities. Tested through case studies, this methodology for urban ecosystem restoration is uniquely effective at revitalizing our strained cities. Nature is woven into networks, distributed equitably across neighborhoods, and partnered with the urban density that is essential for addressing the climate crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature-First Cities \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a practical framework for urban planning that reinforces our place in nature both physically, by ensuring that cities are replete with biodiversity and intact ecosystems, and conceptually, by rebalancing our relationships with the planet and with one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCam Brewer \u003c\/b\u003eis a lawyer and adjunct professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. He was executive director of Smart Growth BC, ran eco-certification programs at the Canada Green Building Council and the Silva Forest Foundation, founded a co-op, and served as controller for Greenpeace Canada, co-chair of the VanCity Community Foundation, and principal of an urban sustainability consulting firm. \u003cb\u003eHerb Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e is a forest ecologist and nature-directed stewardship planner. He is a co-founder of the Silva Forest Foundation and the project lead for more than twenty-five ecosystem-based conservation plans across Canada and elsewhere. He is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSeeing the Forest among the Trees: The Case for Wholistic Forest Use\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown: Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning for the Boreal Forest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSean Markey\u003c\/b\u003e is a certified planner and professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. He has published widely in academic journals and has coauthored or edited several books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929056383250,"sku":"9780774868648","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d7c01f9-1b25-4c5f-a53c-6e8d9229ac9b.jpg?v=1739030370","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nature-first-cities-restoring-relationships-with-ecosystems-and-with-each-other-9780774868648","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}