Small-Scale Urban Greening

Introduction: Re-imagining the city: urban greening as creative solution to social and ecological challenges

Chapter 1: Nature, Health, Well-being and Sense of Place: what do we know? What don't we agree on?

Biological paradigm: adaptive and utility

The Social Construction Paradigm: constructed, political, and relational

New directions in nature, health, and well-being research

Moving forward: research, policy, and practice on nature and health in cities

Chapter 2: Ecology in the margins: Green Infrastructure and stormwater management

Introduction

Ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and stormwater: a short history of re-thinking water in cities

City-wide approaches to urban greening and stormwater: the case of Philadelphia

Piece-by-piece layering and conversion: urban greening and stormwater in Toronto

Small-scale urban greening and green infrastructure: reflections

Links to research and moving forward

Chapter 3: Meadows in the sky: a green roof case study

Introduction

What do we know about green roofs, health, and well-being?

Methods

Results: what did they think and feel about green roofs?

Implications for policy, research, and the human relationship to nature

Asking the same questions in a different way: a survey

Lessons learned from quantitative versus qualitative methods

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Reclaiming the city: vacant lots and post-industrial corridors

Introduction

Marginal spaces: regreening neglected areas

Case studies: Chicago and Philadelphia

Chicago and vacant lots

Vacant lots: Philadelphia

Post-industrial urban greening: elevated parks

Case study: Philadelphia's Rail Park

Case study: Chicago's The 606

Small-scale urban greening, interstitial, and post-industrial space: reflections and moving forward

Research and the real-world: opportunities for collaboration and change

Conclusion: Policy lessons and Research Implications: Connecting urbanites to nature and re-thinking urban greenspace

Introduction

Policy

Review of case study conclusions

Lessons learned, looking ahead

Frame the issue

Governance, funding, and legislation

Tactical urbanism, community outreach, and research

A way forward: learning by doing, adaptive planning

Research context

How do we value urban nature as experienced with SSUG projects?

How we experience SSUG: implications for research

Education and design implications for health, well-being, and ecological sustainability

Looking ahead