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Transforming Biocities

Designing Urban Spaces Inspired by Nature

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Editors:
  1. Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza

    1. University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

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  2. Vicente Guallart

    1. Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

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  3. Fabio Salbitano

    1. University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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  4. Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo

    1. Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway

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  5. Stefano Boeri

    1. Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

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  • Proposes new concepts for urban planning with nature-based solutions
  • Highlights Biocities as part of a circular Bioeconomy
  • Relevant for the UN's Sustainable Development Goal SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Part of the book series: Future City (FUCI, volume 20)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Towards the Development of a Conceptual Framework of BioCities

    • Vicente Guallart, Michael Salka, Daniel Ibañez, Fabio Salbitano, Silvano Fares, Arne Sæbo et al.
    Pages 1-25

  3. Urban Sustainable Futures: Concepts and Policies Leading to BioCities

    • Giovanni Sanesi, Fabio Salbitano, Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo, Wendy Chen, Silvija Krajter Ostoic, Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann et al.
    Pages 27-57

  4. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions as Pillars of BioCities

    • Arne Sæbø, Hans Martin Hanslin, Bart Muys, David W. Shanafelt, Tommaso Sitzia, Roberto Tognetti
    Pages 59-84

  5. Green Infrastructure and Urban Forests for BioCities: Strategic and Adaptive Management

    • Thomas B. Randrup, Märit Jansson, Johanna Deak Sjöman, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Marie-Reine Fleisch, David W. Shanafelt et al.
    Pages 85-107

  6. Mitigation and Adaptation for Climate Change: The Role of BioCities and Nature-Based Solutions

    • Silvano Fares, Teodoro Georgiadis, Arne Sæbø, Ben Somers, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Eva Beele et al.
    Pages 109-130

  7. BioCities as Promotors of Health and Well-being

    • Mònica Ubalde-López, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Giuseppina Spano, Giovanni Sanesi, Carlo Calfapietra, Alice Meyer-Grandbastien et al.
    Pages 131-165

  8. Forests, Forest Products, and Services to Activate a Circular Bioeconomy for City Transformation

    • Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo, Divina Gracia P. Rodriguez, Lone Ross Gobakken, Fabio Salbitano
    Pages 167-181

  9. Innovative Design, Materials, and Construction Models for BioCities

    • Daniel Ibañez, Michael Salka, Vicente Guallart, Stefano Boeri, Livia Shamir, Maria Lucrezia De Marco et al.
    Pages 183-215

  10. The Social Environment of BioCities

    • Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo, Silvija Krajter Ostoic, Divina Gracia P. Rodriguez, Liz O’Brien, Constanza Parra
    Pages 217-238

  11. From BioCities to BioRegions and Back: Transforming Urban–Rural Relationships

    • Bart Muys, Eirini Skrimizea, Pieter Van den Broeck, Constanza Parra, Roberto Tognetti, David W. Shanafelt et al.
    Pages 239-263

  12. The Enabling Environment for BioCities

    • Michael Salka, Vicente Guallart, Daniel Ibañez, Divina Garcia P. Rodriguez, Nicolas Picard, Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann et al.
    Pages 265-282

  13. Towards BioCities: The Pathway to Transition

    • Clive Davies, Fabio Salbitano, Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza, Simone Borelli
    Pages 283-296

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 297-304
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About this book

This edited volume centers around the concept of BioCities, which aim to unify nature and urban spaces in order to reverse the effects of global climate change and inequity. Following this principle, the authors propose multiple approaches for sustainable city growth. The discussed concepts are not only relevant for newly constructed cities, but offer transformative perspectives for existing settlements as well.

Placing nature at the forefront of city planning is not an entirely new concept, so the authors build on established ideas like the garden city, green city, eco-city, or smart city. All chapters aim to highlight aspects to develop a city that is a resilient nature-based socio-ecological system. Many of these concepts were formed in an effort to copy the best traits of a forest ecosystem: a home for many different species that build complex communities. Much like many of our forests, urban areas are managed by humans for multifunctional purposes, using living and abiotic components. This viewpoint helps to understand the potential and limitations of sustainable growth.

With these chapters, the authors want to inspire planners, ecologists, urban foresters and decision makers of the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

    Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza

  • Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

    Vicente Guallart

  • University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

    Fabio Salbitano

  • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway

    Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo

  • Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Stefano Boeri

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transforming Biocities

  • Book Subtitle: Designing Urban Spaces Inspired by Nature

  • Editors: Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza, Vicente Guallart, Fabio Salbitano, Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo, Stefano Boeri

  • Series Title: Future City

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29466-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29465-5Published: 07 July 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29468-6Due: 07 August 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29466-2Published: 06 July 2023

  • Series ISSN: 1876-0899

  • Series E-ISSN: 1876-0880

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 304

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urban Ecology, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Biodiversity, Forestry

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