Sustainable Urban Design: An Environmental Approach by Randall Thomas
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- Pub. Date: January 2003
- 208pp
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
- Format: Hardcover, 208pp
- ISBN-13: 9780415281225
- ISBN: 0415281229
- Edition Number: 1
Synopsis
Sixteen UK-based architects, urban planners, and engineers explore important issues in urban design in order to achieve environmentally-sustainable cities within the next 20 years. Coverage includes an overview of the basic concepts of planning and design, transportation, landscape and nature, building design, energy and information, materials, water, and waste and resources. Seven chapters of case studies from the UK and Europe demonstrate ways in which sustainability principles can be employed to achieve greener urban environments while using fewer natural resources. For students and professionals in architecture, urban planning and design, and related fields. Illustrated in b&w. Oversize: 8.5x11.5". Spon Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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