The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs / / Nicholas Low. [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1216
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology); Sustainable development; Urban policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LowNicholas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The Green City; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Acknowledgments; 'Thoughts in a Garden' by Andrew Marvell; Chapter 1. What Does'Sustainability' Mean for Cities?; Chapter2. Sustainable Homes and Suburbs; Chapter3. Nature in the City; Chapter4. Sustainable Workplaces; Chapter5. Sustainable Transport; Chapter6. Making the Green City; Chapter 7. Green-Shaded Cities; Notes and references; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and cities to make a better future.The book considers - and answers - three questions: What does the global agenda of sustainable development mean for the urban spaces where most people live, work and move? Can we keep what we love about suburban life and still save the environment? And what new methods of planning and building will be needed in the 21st century? Rejecting both economic and environmental or
• Titolo autorizzato: The green city
• ISBN: 0-429-23632-8; 1-283-84462-1; 1-136-75300-1; 0-203-82082-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461999703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II