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Record Nr.

UNINA9910427038803321

Titolo

Architecture and urbanism : a smart outlook : proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Architecture and Urban Planning, Cairo, Egypt / / Shaimaa Kamel [and seven others], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

3-030-52584-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIII, 500 p. 215 illus., 208 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

307.1216

Soggetti

City planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Conference -- Chapter 1. Smart Solutions -- Chapter 2. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency -- Chapter 3. Regenerative Design -- Chapter 4. People and Environment -- Chapter 5. Inception and Evolution Education -- Chapter 6. Practical Exemplars and Real-Life Experiences -- Final Outcomes and Future Perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

This proceedings addresses the challenges of urbanization that gravely affect the world’s ecosystems. To become efficiently sustainable and regenerative, buildings and cities need to adopt smart solutions. This book discusses innovations of the built environment while depicting how such practices can transform future buildings and urban areas into places of higher value and quality. The book aims to examine the interrelationship between people, nature and technology, which is essential in pursuing smart environments that optimize human wellbeing, motivation and vitality, as well as promoting cohesive and inclusive societies: Urban Sociology - Community Involvement - Place-making and Cultural Continuity – Environmental Psychology - Smart living - Just City. The book presents exemplary practical experiences that reflect smart strategies, technologies and innovations, by established and emerging professionals, provides a forum of real-life discourse. The primary audience for the work will be from the fields of architecture, urban planning and built-environment systems, including multi-disciplinary academics as well as professionals.