Sustainable Urban Design: An Environmental Approach

Sustainable Urban Design

An Environmental Approach

Edited by Randall Thomas, Adam Ritchie, Randall Thomas

Price: $160.00

ISBN: 978-0-415-28122-5
Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
Published by: Taylor and Francis
Publication Date: 26th December 2002
Pages: 224
Illustrations: 100 line drawings and 40 b+w photos

About the Book

Bringing together theory and practice this important text provides a coherent overview of the important issues in sustainable urban design. The contributors, recognised experts from both architectural and planning practices, focus on the physical aspects of the urban environment - the buildings and their engineering systems, landscaping, transport systems, energy, water and waste systems. Illustrated with state of the art case studies, the writers successfully cover all the key elements in one volume, providing substantiated examples of best practice.

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 Malmö, Sweden