Contemporary Urban Design Thinking The Australian Approach /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Roggema, Rob (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Contemporary Urban Design Thinking,
• Θέματα: Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Environmental sociology.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Sustainable Development.; Building Construction and Design.; Environmental Sociology.

This book is oriented on cities and their role in society, from the public places created in cities to the visionary and more abstract views on large scale developments. The chapter authors argue, each in their own way, how urban design can produce an answer to these questions. Furthermore, detailed...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• 1. Growth of Sydney Metropolitan Region Over Time and Current Urban Design Practices
• 2. The City as an Economic Driver
• 3. 20 Years of Spatial Growth and Planning in Sydney
• 4. The Role of Qualitative Public Spaces
• 5. The Need for Developing Sustainability in Urbanism
• 6. The Concept of the Resilient City
• 7. The Design of the Sydney Green Grid
• 8. Landscapes and a Driver for Urban Design
• 9. The Role of Mobility in Current and Future Cities
• 10. The Relationship between Urbanism and Politics
• 11. How Local Economics Play a Role in Community Driven Urban Design
• 12. Sustainable Urban Projects and Urban Architecture
• Conclusions. .