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For Dean, “E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle”

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962– author.
Title: Buildings that breathe : greening the world’s cities / Nancy F. Castaldo.
Description: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2023] | Includes bibliographical
references and index. | Audience: Ages 13–18 | Audience: Grades 10–12 | Summary: “Urban
planners, architects, and scientists are developing high-rise forests that seek to balance
human activity and natural regeneration. Discover how green infrastructure will transform
the urban landscape and how we think about our future”— Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022004028 (print) | LCCN 2022004029 (ebook) | ISBN 9781728419466
(lib. bdg.) | ISBN 9781728462691 (eb pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Municipal engineering. | Sustainable urban development. | Sustainable
architecture. | Environmental protection.
Classification: LCC TD159 .C37 2023 (print) | LCC TD159 (ebook) | DDC 628—dc23/
eng/20220414

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022004028
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022004029

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