Urban design: green dimensions
In Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Examining regional and local frameworks for design and planning, this book shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale.Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments, in order to challenge the conventional wisdom onsustainable design. The book provides a rounded discussion of the applic…
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- Full title :Urban design : green dimensions / Cliff Moughtin with Peter Shirley.
Summary
In Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Examining regional and local frameworks for design and planning, this book shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale.Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments, in order to challenge the conventional wisdom onsustainable design. The book provides a rounded discussion of the application and suitability of current practice, and predic.
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- 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:1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0080455298, 9780080455297, 1136350551, 9781136350559, 1280642033, 9781280642036, 9786610642038, 6610642036
- oclc:ocm74812955
- LC Classification:NA9095
- Dewey Decimal:711/.42
Table of Contents
URBAN DESIGN: GREEN DIMENSIONS; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; 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 City metaphor; 7 City form; 8 The city quarter; 9 The urban street block; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Figure sources; Index
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