Urban design: green dimensions

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"Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments in order to challenge the conventional wisdom on sustainable design. The book provides a rounded discussion of the application and suitability of current practice and predicts future design needs." "Updating the reader on topics such as energy efficiency, sustainable city forms and the culture of new urbanism, this completely revised and restructured edition also includes new chapters on the …

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Title Statements

Full title :Urban design : green dimensions / Cliff Moughtin with Peter Shirley.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2005.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier / Architectural Press
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2005.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 254 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 x 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0750662077, 9780750662079
oclc:ocm56598933
LC Classification:NA9095
Dewey Decimal:711/.42

Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Environmental Crisis and Sustainable Development 2. Energy Buildings and Pollution 3. Energy, Transport and Pollution 4. The Region and Sustainable Development 5. The Urban Park 6. The City Metaphor;7. City Form 8. The City Quarter 9. The Urban Street Block 10. Conclusion. Bibliography. Figure Sources. Index.

Subjects

Architecture and society Architecture et société City Planning City planning -- Environmental aspects City planning -- History -- 20th century Desenvolvimento sustentável History Methode Nachhaltige Entwicklung Nachhaltigkeit Planejamento territorial urbano (aspect… Planejamento territorial urbano (histór… Städtebau Stadtgestaltung Stadtökologie Stadtplanung Umwelt Urbanisme -- Aspect de l'environnement Urbanisme -- Histoire -- 20e siècle