1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299852803321

Autore

Friedman Avi

Titolo

Fundamentals of Sustainable Neighbourhoods / / by Avi Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-10747-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

004.019

620

658.26

690

Soggetti

Buildings—Design and construction

Building

Construction

Engineering, Architectural

Buildings

Graphic design

Energy consumption

Building Construction and Design

Building Types and Functions

Interaction Design

Energy Efficiency

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the Stage -- Forms of Sustainable Neighborhoods -- Streets for People -- Weaving Neighborhoods and Nature -- Streetscapes and Outdoor Spaces -- Sustaining Shorelines -- Social Capital and Integrated Communities -- Sustainable Dwellings.

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces architects, engineers, builders, and urban planners to a range of design principles of sustainable communities and illustrates them with outstanding case studies. Drawing on the author’s experience as well as local and international case studies, Fundamentals of Sustainable Neighbourhoods presents planning



concepts that minimize developments' carbon footprint through compact communities, adaptable and expandable dwellings, adaptable landscapes, and smaller-sized yet quality-designed housing. This book also: Examines in-depth global strategies for minimizing the residential carbon footprint, including district heating, passive solar gain, net-zero residences, as well as preserving the communities' natural assets Reconsiders conceptual approaches in building design and urban planning to promote a better connection between communities and nature Demonstrates practical applications of green architecture Focuses on innovative living spaces in urban environments.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960119603321

Titolo

Cities and Citizenship at the U.S.-Mexico Border : The Paso del Norte Metropolitan Region / / edited by K. Staudt, J. Fragoso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010

ISBN

9786612992674

9781282992672

1282992678

9780230112919

0230112919

Edizione

[1st ed. 2010.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXI, 250 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StaudtKathleen A

Fuentes FloresCésar M

Monárrez FragosoJulia Estela

Disciplina

972/.16

Soggetti

International relations

America - Politics and government

Ethnology - Latin America

Culture

Emigration and immigration

Political science

International Relations

American Politics

Latin American Culture

Human Migration

Political Science



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Security and safety in the border region -- section 2. Globalized production, urban space, and public services -- section 3. Living with globalized risks : poverty, immigration and education -- section 4. Toward new governance?.

Sommario/riassunto

The volume is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing an enormously significant region in ways that clarify the kind of everyday life and work that is generated in a major urban global manufacturing site amid insecurity, inequality, and a virtually absent state.