Architecture for rapid change and scarce resources / / Sumita Sinha

• Autore: Sinha Sumita
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Earthscan, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 300 p. ) : ill., ports
• Disciplina: 720.1/03
• Soggetto topico: Architectural practice - Social aspects; Architecture and society; Architecture - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword by Nick Baker. Preface Part 1 1. Introduction: Architecture of Rapid Change and Scarce Resources 2. Big Games and Small Money 3. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves: The Story of Cities and Slums Part 2 4. Materials and Technology 5. Learning from Tradition: Sustainable Cities 6. Participatory Design for Scarce Sources and Rapid Change Part 3 7. Culture, Ethics and other Traveling Discomforts 8. Observing and Recording the 'Soft' City Tools and (Cautionary) Tales 9. The Development Activist and New Ways of Working. Appendix. Further Contacts and References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Architects, development practitioners and designers are working in a global environment and issues such as environmental and cultural sustainability matter more than ever. This book looks at what it means for practitioners to practice architecture on a global scale and provides a blueprint for developing architectural practices.
• Titolo autorizzato: Architecture for rapid change and scarce resources
• ISBN: 1-283-45885-3; 9786613458858; 0-203-13518-0; 1-136-48383-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461524003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II