This book is the long awaited sequel to "Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes: Designing Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Cities". "Second Nature Urban Agriculture" updates and ...
Ecological Urbanism: The Nature of the City asks the questions that are important inside and outside the built environment professions: what are climate change, ...
Religion and Urbanism contributes to an expanded understanding of the notion of 'sustainable cities' in the context of South Asia by demonstrating that religion ...
Environmental and sustainability issues are currently stretched by economic concerns and policy areas such as housing and education are therefore needed more than ever ...
As sustainable design has become more mainstream, all stakeholders are increasingly interested in the efficiencies offered by green design at all scales, from a ...
This is a book that unfolds arguments and designs around the concept of 'thermodynamic beauty'. This new aesthetic category opens up new and unexpected ...
Urbanization and globalization have shaped the last hundred years. These two dominant trends are mutually reinforcing: globalization links countries through the networked communications of ...
Prefabrication offers a simple way to construct incredibly energy-efficient, green homes. Showcasing the unlimited possibilities offered by prefabrication, Prefabulous World includes homes from Auckland, ...
Casa en los montes de Toledo Casa-hotel La Pimienta Roja Ciudad y salud: un recorrido histórico El jardín andalusí, ejemplo de biodiversidad La caja ...
Trata de analizar los elementos pasivos utilizados en la construcción de edificios para diagnosticar las posibles pérdidas de calor a través de los mismos.
History reveals how civilisations can be decimated by changes in climate. More recently modern methods of warfare have exposed the vulnerability of the artefacts ...
Australians from all walks of life have begun to realise the nation's cities cannot sustain profligate growth indefinitely. Dwindling water supplies, failing food bowls, ...
For many communities, promoting job creation is job one. How can city planners stoke the employment engine of industry while keeping their communities green ...
