Ecological urbanism /

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Imprint:Baden, Switzerland : Lars Mùˆller Publishers, c2010.
Description:655 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
City planning.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8462934
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Other authors / contributors:Mostafavi, Mohsen (Architect)
Doherty, Gareth.
Harvard University. Graduate School of Design.
ISBN:9783037781890
3037781890
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"While climate change, sustainable architecture, and green technologies have become increasingly topical, issues surrounding the sustainability of the city are much less developed. The premise of the book is that an ecological approach is urgently needed both as a remedial device for the contemporary city and an organizing principle for new cities. Ecological urbanism approaches the city without any one set of instruments and with a worldview that is fluid in scale and disciplinary approach. Design provides the synthetic key to connect ecology with an urbanism that is not in contradiction with its environment. The book brings together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, artists, policy makers, environmental scientists, and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future. "
Physical Description:655 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783037781890
3037781890