Courtyard housing and cultural sustainability [[electronic resource] ] : theory, practice, and product / / Donia Zhang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779596103321
• Autore: Zhang Donia <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2013
• ISBN: 1-315-57450-0; 1-317-15883-0; 1-317-15882-2; 1-4094-0504-4; 1-299-18400-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Collana: Design and the built environment series
• Disciplina: 728/.31
• Soggetti: Courtyard houses; Architecture and society
• 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: pt. 1. Cultural sustainability -- pt. 2. Classical courtyard houses of China -- pt. 3. New courtyard housing -- pt. 4. Culturally sustainable architecture -- pt. 5. Future new courtyard garden houses.
• Sommario/riassunto: Using an innovative architectural and social science approach, this book examines the political, economic, social, and spatial factors that affect cultural sustainability. Supported by a multiplicity of data including: field surveys, interviews with residents, architects, and planners, time diaries, drawings, photos, planning documents, observation notes, and real estate brochures, the book proposes new courtyard garden house design strategies that promote healthy communities and human care for one another, a concept that is universally applicable. It provides a holistic view, encompassing eas