Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs

• Main Authors: Barnett, Jonathan (Author), Beasley, Larry (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2015.
• Subjects: Architecture.; Environment.; Architecture / Design.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Environment, general.

In six comprehensively illustrated chapters, the authors explain ecodesign concepts, including the importance of preserving and restoring natural systems while also adapting to climate change; minimizing congestion on highways and at airports by making development more compact, and by making it easi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Ecodesign: Changing the Urban Growth Model
• 2. Adapting to Climate Change and Limiting
• 3. Balancing Cars and Other Transportation
• 4. Making Cities More Livable and Environmentally Compatible
• 5. Designing and Managing the Public Realm
• 6. Implementing Ecodesign
• Art Credits
• Notes
• Index.