Designing Greenways: Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People, Second Edition

By Paul Cawood Hellmund, Daniel Somers Smith, Daniel Smith

Book Overview

Designing Greenways offers readers a powerful framework for reconnecting people, nature, and communities through thoughtful landscape planning. For planners, designers, conservationists, and civic leaders, this book delivers more than theory--it equips you with the insight and tools to create greenways that serve both ecological and human needs.

Greenways aren't just scenic paths--they're strategic corridors that protect biodiversity, manage stormwater, connect neighborhoods, and foster mental and physical well-being. This book shows you how to design them well. Drawing from ecology, conservation biology, recreation planning, and aquatic systems, the authors break down what makes greenways effective--structurally, socially, and ecologically.

You'll benefit from dozens of case studies that illustrate what successful greenway projects look like in practice, from historic urban parkways to river-adjacent trails and wildlife corridors. You'll learn how greenways are conceived, what challenges they face, and how they evolve to meet the needs of growing communities and shifting landscapes.

Most importantly, Designing Greenways gives you the confidence to initiate or improve greenway projects in your own community. It helps you make smarter planning decisions, avoid common pitfalls, and design spaces that endure. For anyone seeking to build healthier, more connected, and more resilient places, this book delivers the vision--and the roadmap--to do it right.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559633255
• ISBN13: 9781559633253
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.5"