Presenting diverse case studies of contemporary sustainable urban practice from Europe; Africa; India; South America; the USA and Australia; this book offers the reader a fantastic wealth of practical material from a range of internationally renowned authors. Each practical case study has addressed issues and then offered solutions to implement sustainable cities across a range of urban scales and cultures. Urgent design challenges explored include population density; recreating infrastructure that supports carbon neutral or low carbon (emission) intensive urban activities; and retrofitting for sustainability.Highly illustrated; thematically focused and with superb global coverage; this book presents a multi-voiced and yet highly cohesive reference for anyone interested in green issues in urban design and architecture.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I would use it as SUGGESTED READING for an ART CLASSBy Marjorie AndersonThis book although not as detailed as some text books; it is well written and concise. It would make good supplementary reading for any beginning art class.