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UNINA9910462565703321 |
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Autore |
Scott Andrew <1965-, > |
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ReNew town : adaptive urbanism and the low carbon community / / Andrew Scott, Eran Ben-Joseph |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-14748-8 |
0-203-15534-3 |
1-136-58031-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable urban development - Japan |
City planning - Environmental aspects - Japan |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Sustainable initiatives -- Research in context -- Assumptions -- Concepts -- Tama New Town -- Initial survey : preliminary propositions -- Abstractions : typologies -- Applied prototypes -- Measuring performance : infrastructures -- Site concepts -- Low density prototypes -- Medium density prototypes -- High density prototypes -- Future directions -- Appendix: carbon calculations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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ReNew Town puts forth an innovative vision of performative design and planning for low-carbon sustainable development, and illustrates practicable strategies for balancing environmental systems with urban infrastructure and new housing prototypes.To date, much of the discourse on the design of sustainable communities and 'eco-cities' has been premised on using previously undeveloped land. In contrast, this book and the project it showcases focus on the retrofitting and adaptation of an existing environment - a more common problem, given the extent of the world' |
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