Human and Energy Factors in Urban Planning: A Systems Approach

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Factors Influencing Urban Design” Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 2–13, 1979

AvP. Laconte,J.E. Gibson

Inbunden, Engelska, 1982

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Beskrivning

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 2-13, 1979

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1982-10-31
Mått:155 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt:696 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:NATO Science Series D:
Antal sidor:344
Upplaga:1982
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789024727292

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Innehållsförteckning

1.0. General Introduction.- 2.0. Part 1 - Systems and Methods.- 2.1. Systems: Introduction.- 2.2. Systems and Models in Urban Design - A Tutorial Overview.- 2.3. Systems Analysis of ‘The First and Second Generations’.- 2.4. Structure and Usefulness of Planning Information Systems.- 2.5. Planning and the Systems Approach - Exploding some Myths, Creating a Reality.- 2.6. Methods: Introduction.- 2.7. Human Settlements as Self-Organizing Open Systems.- 2.8. Multi-Criteria Analysis and Fuzzy Set Theory Applications to Urban Design.- 2.9. The Systems Approach in Physical Planning - An Illustrated Consideration of its Possibilities and Limitations.- 3.0. Part 2 - Subsystems.- 3.1. Human Subsystems: Introduction.- 3.2. Urban Design and Human Systems - On Ways of Relating Buildings to Urban Fabric.- 3.3. Urban Design - Some Relevant Social Forces in Developing Societies.- 3.4. Urban Design and the Role of Traditional Urban Systems.- 3.5. Energy Subsystems: Introduction.- 3.6. Urbanization and the Global Energy Problem.- 3.7. Assessment of the Energy Consumption of Urban Forms.- 3.8. Well-Being in Cities - The Low-Energy City.- 3.9. The Energy Crisis and Urban Form - A Comment.- 3.10. Physical Layout and Energy Consumption - The Case of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.- 3.11. The “Misperception” of Car Running Costs and its Impact on the Demand for Energy in the Transport Sector.- 3.12. Examining the Effectiveness of a Car Running Cost Meter.- 3.13. Energy and Territory - A Proposal for Research in an Area of Calabria.- 4.0. General Conclusion.- 5.0. About the Authors.