Ecodesign for cities and suburbs /

• Main Author: Barnett, Jonathan (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Beasley, Larry 1948- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2015]
• Subjects: Αστικός σχεδιασμός > Περιβαλλοντικές απόψεις; Πόλεις και κωμοπόλεις > Ανάπτυξη; Περιφερειακός σχεδιασμός

Design professors detail a new ecodesign framework that integrates urban design with environmental conservation to make cities more desirable, low-carbon, transit-oriented communities. Jonathan Barnett and Larry Beasley seek to demonstrate that a sustainable built and natural environment can be achi...

Table of Contents:

• Ecodesign: changing the urban growth model
• Adapting to climate change and limiting global warming
• Balancing cars and other transportation
• Making cities more livable and environmentally compatible
• Designing and managing the public realm
• Implementing ecodesign.