Ecopolis Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate /

From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning, there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of disciplines – from architecture, planning...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Downton, Paul F. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Σειρά:Future City, 1
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Propositions, Theory and Practice -- The Ground Plan -- An Epistemology for Urban Ecology -- Architecture, Urbanism and Ecological Perspectives -- Weavers of Theory -- The Aesthetics of Ecopolis -- Finding Fractals: Identifying Elements of the Ecocity -- Building Fractals: Ecopolis Projects in Australia -- Towards a Theoretical Synthesis -- Synthesis I: City Ecology -- Synthesis II: EcoDevelopment -- Synthesis III: Education, Advocacy and Activism -- Synthesis IV: The SHED Sustainable Human Ecological Development -- Our Cities, Our Selves. 
520 |a From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning, there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of disciplines – from architecture, planning and ecology – which we must come to grips with if we are to design future cities which are genuinely sustainable. Paul Downton's Ecopolis takes a major step along this path. It highlights the urgent need to understand the role of cities as both agents of change and means of survival, at a time when climate change has finally grabbed world attention, and it provides a framework for designing cities that integrates knowledge – both academic and practical – from a range of relevant disciplines. Identifying key theorists, practitioners, places and philosophies, the book provides a solid theoretical context which introduces the concept of urban fractals, and goes on to present a series of design and planning tools for achieving Sustainable Human Ecological Development (SHED). Combining knowledge from diverse fields to present a synthesis of urban ecology, the book will provide a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners in architecture, construction, planning, geography and the traditional life sciences. Dr Paul Downton is a practising architect in Sempahore, Australia. 
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