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UNINA9910427036903321 |
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Titolo |
Designing sustainable cities / / Rob Roggema, editor |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (VIII, 207 p. 70 illus., 55 illus. in color.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary Urban Design Thinking, , 2522-8404 |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable urban development |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1 Designing the Sustainable City -- Chapter 2 The Role of Indigenous Paradigms and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Modern Humanity’s Sustainability Quest – Future foundations from past knowledge -- Chapter 3 Born, not made: designing the productive city -- Chapter 4 A new model for place development – bringing together regenerative and placemaking processes -- Chapter 5 The key role of systems thinking in sustainable architecture -- Chapter 6 Liveable Green Cities; integrating climate adaptive solutions and circular economy into the built environment -- Chapter 7 Post-earthquake recovery in Nepal: A study and analysis of post disaster perception and needs for housing recovery after 2015 earthquake -- Chapter 8 Tackling urban open space encroachment in a South African township: an exploratory study -- Chapter 9 The role of smart city initiatives in driving partnerships: A case study of the Smart Social Spaces Project, Sydney Australia -- Chapter 10 Fostering successful smart campus transitions through consensus-building: a university of technology case study -- Chapter 11 The role of landscape architectural designers in landscape construction health and safety -- Chapter 12 Sustainability, ReciproCity, Radicality -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book emphasizes new ways of designing for a sustainable city and urban environment. From several angles the future of our urbanism is illuminated. From a philosophical point of view, the city is seen as an organism, following complex ecosystemic principles, shining light on |
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indigenous perspectives to become beneficial for sustainable design and core questions are asked whether current architectural practice is really sustainable. Simultaneously concrete practices are presented for cities in transformation, focusing on green infrastructure, smart city principles and health. |
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