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...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Tall Building Living in Asian Cities
• 2. Tall Building Living in High Density Cities: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore
• 3. Planning and Design of Tall Residential Buildings
• 4. Physical Environment of Tall Residential Buildings: The Case of Hong Kong
• 5. Planning and Design of Environmentally Sustainable High-rises
• 6. Garden and Ecology in the Sky
• 7. Legislation and Safety of Tall Residential Buildings
• 8. The Value of Clean Air in High-Density Urban Areas
• 9. Liveability of Tall Residential Buildings
• 10. Community Development in Tall Residential Buildings
• 11. In the March of High-rise
• Appendix – CD-ROM included inside back cover The State of Urban High-rise Research: An Annotated Bibliography
• Index.