Sustainable urban design : an environmental approach /

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Imprint:London ; New York : Spon Press, 2003.
Description:xi, 212 p. : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Urban ecology (Sociology.
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4798596
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Other authors / contributors:Thomas, Randall.
ISBN:0415281229
0415281237 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part 1.
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Urban planning and design
  • 3.. Transportation
  • 4.. Landscape and nature in the city
  • 5.. Building design
  • 6.. Energy and information
  • 7.. Materials
  • 8.. Water
  • 9.. Waste and resource
  • 10.. Summary
  • Part 2.
  • 11.. Coopers Road Estate regeneration: Southwark, London
  • 12.. Parkmount: streetscape and solar design
  • 13.. CASPAR II: innovation in housing
  • 14.. Coin Street Housing: the architecture of engagement
  • 15.. Sustainable design in an urban context: three case studies
  • 16.. BedZED - Beddington Zero - fossil energy development
  • 17.. Bo01: an ecological city district in Malmo, Sweden
  • Appendices
  • A. Solar energy, temperature and photovoltaics
  • B. Wind and water
  • C. Air quality
  • D. Acoustics
  • E. Fuel cells, turbines and engines
  • F. Landscape
  • G. Materials
  • H. A simplified assessment method
  • Glossary
  • Illustration acknowledgements
  • Index