High-Rise Living in Asian Cities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yuen, Belinda (Editor), Yeh, Anthony G.O (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geotechnical engineering.; Medical research.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Sociology.; Quality of life.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geography, general.; Quality of Life Research.; Sociology, general.; Architecture, general.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

This book is intended to fill a knowledge gap in the study of contemporary high-rise living. While there has been much documentation on the engineering and technological aspects of tall buildings, relatively little has been written about the social and livability of high-rise. Much less is written a...