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43 produkter
Ecopolis
Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate
Inbunden, 2008
3374 kr
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From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world’s population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning, there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of disciplines - from architecture, planning and …
Dimensions of the Sustainable City
Häftad, 2009
1642 kr
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The CityForm consortium’s latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address urban sustainability. Drawing together the various dimensions of sustainability – economic, social, transport, energy and …
Dimensions of the Sustainable City
Inbunden, 2009
1642 kr
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The CityForm consortium’s latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address urban sustainability. Drawing together the various dimensions of sustainability – economic, social, transport, energy and …
Ecopolis
Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate
Häftad, 2009
1691 kr
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From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world’s population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning, there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of disciplines - from architecture, planning and …
Urban Water Management for Future Cities
Technical and Institutional Aspects from Chinese and German Perspective
Av Stephan Köster, Moritz Reese m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1623 kr
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This book features expert contributions on key sustainability aspects of urban water management in Chinese agglomerations. Both technical and institutional pathways to sustainable urban water management are developed on the basis of a broad, interdisciplinary problem analysis.
Forest and the City
The Cultural Landscape of Urban Woodland
Häftad, 2019
1946 kr
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Amsterdamse Bos, Bois de Boulognes, Epping Forest, Hong Kong’s country parks, Stanley Park: throughout history cities across the world have developed close relationships with nearby woodland areas. In some cases, cities have even developed – and in some cases are promoting – a distinct ‘forest …
Social Urbanism in Latin America
Cases and Instruments of Planning, Land Policy and Financing the City Transformation with Social Inclusion
Av Carlos Leite, Claudia Acosta m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1730 kr
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This book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative …
Social Urbanism in Latin America
Cases and Instruments of Planning, Land Policy and Financing the City Transformation with Social Inclusion
Av Carlos Leite, Claudia Acosta m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
1300 kr
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This book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative …
Urban Planning Against Poverty
How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South
Inbunden, 2019
546 kr
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This open access book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the context of Southern countries by examining several case studies from different regions of the world. For instance, the case of Koudougou, a medium-sized city in one …
Urban Planning Against Poverty
How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South
Häftad, 2020
546 kr
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This open access book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the context of Southern countries by examining several case studies from different regions of the world. For instance, the case of Koudougou, a medium-sized city in one …
Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy
Av Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Antonino Marvuglia m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
562 kr
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This open access book is based on work from the COST Action “RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy'', and highlights how sustainability in buildings, facilities and urban governance is crucial for a future that is socially just, ecologically restorative, and …
Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy
Av Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Antonino Marvuglia m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
451 kr
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This open access book is based on work from the COST Action “RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy'', and highlights how sustainability in buildings, facilities and urban governance is crucial for a future that is socially just, ecologically restorative, and …
Urban Services to Ecosystems
Green Infrastructure Benefits from the Landscape to the Urban Scale
Av Chiara Catalano, Maria Beatrice Andreucci m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1782 kr
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The aim of this book is to bring together multidisciplinary research in the field of green infrastructure design, construction and ecology. The main core of the volume is constituted by contributions dealing with green infrastructure, vegetation science, nature-based solutions and sustainable urban …
Urban Services to Ecosystems
Green Infrastructure Benefits from the Landscape to the Urban Scale
Av Chiara Catalano, Maria Beatrice Andreucci m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
1782 kr
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The aim of this book is to bring together multidisciplinary research in the field of green infrastructure design, construction and ecology. The main core of the volume is constituted by contributions dealing with green infrastructure, vegetation science, nature-based solutions and sustainable urban …
Holistic Approach for Decision Making Towards Designing Smart Cities
Av George Cristian Lazaroiu, Mariacristina Roscia m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1752 kr
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This edited volume examines strategies to make future cities more sustainable. The aim of these and other initiatives of the recent past, is to transform our cities into smarter cities. Thereby, these solutions are determined to boost clean electricity and pollution reduction, improve the life of …
Holistic Approach for Decision Making Towards Designing Smart Cities
Av George Cristian Lazaroiu, Mariacristina Roscia m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
1752 kr
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This edited volume examines strategies to make future cities more sustainable. The aim of these and other initiatives of the recent past, is to transform our cities into smarter cities. Thereby, these solutions are determined to boost clean electricity and pollution reduction, improve the life of …
Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South
Developing Healthy and Therapeutic Living Spaces for Local Contexts
Av Elisa Pozo Menéndez, Ester Higueras García
Inbunden, 2022
1692 kr
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This book represents a multidisciplinary and international vision across different countries in Europe that are facing similar challenges about ageing and quality of life in present cities. It is divided in three main topics from the global context of health in cities and reduction of health …
Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South
Developing Healthy and Therapeutic Living Spaces for Local Contexts
Av Elisa Pozo Menéndez, Ester Higueras García
Häftad, 2023
1692 kr
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This book represents a multidisciplinary and international vision across different countries in Europe that are facing similar challenges about ageing and quality of life in present cities. It is divided in three main topics from the global context of health in cities and reduction of health …
Connecting Trees with People
Synergistic Strategies for Growing the Urban Forest
Inbunden, 2022
1534 kr
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Written from the perspective of an urban forester and certified arborist, the reader will have a basic understanding of what makes a tree a tree in context to the philosophical and cultural underpinnings of Urban and Community Forestry, and learn how to implement model, time-tested global green …
Connecting Trees with People
Synergistic Strategies for Growing the Urban Forest
Häftad, 2023
1098 kr
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Written from the perspective of an urban forester and certified arborist, the reader will have a basic understanding of what makes a tree a tree in context to the philosophical and cultural underpinnings of Urban and Community Forestry, and learn how to implement model, time-tested global green …
Transforming Biocities
Designing Urban Spaces Inspired by Nature
Av Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza, Vicente Guallart m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
2226 kr
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This edited volume centers around the concept of BioCities, which aim to unify nature and urban spaces in order to reverse the effects of global climate change and inequity. Following this principle, the authors propose multiple approaches for sustainable city growth. The discussed concepts are not …
Transforming Biocities
Designing Urban Spaces Inspired by Nature
Av Giuseppe E. Scarascia-Mugnozza, Vicente Guallart m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
2226 kr
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This edited volume centers around the concept of BioCities, which aim to unify nature and urban spaces in order to reverse the effects of global climate change and inequity. Following this principle, the authors propose multiple approaches for sustainable city growth. The discussed concepts are not …
Pandemics and Urban Planning: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Cities, Planning and Disease
Av Helka-Liisa Hentilä, Aale Luusua m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1560 kr
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Although the environment has long been recognized as a key factor for human health, the linkages between infectious diseases and urban environments are not well known. Consideration of infectious disease prevention and control in contemporary urban planning has largely been neglected. The proposed …
Urban Botany
Ecological Principles for Green Cities
Av Giulia Caneva, Flavia Bartoli m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
2161 kr
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The correct planning of green cities is becoming an increasingly urgent priority and a central objective of the European Green Deal. Yet, urban green projects—parks, gardens, green buildings, and green infrastructures—are still too often approached primarily from architectural, aesthetic, …
Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Av Stephan Pauleit, Adrien Coly m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
1623 kr
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Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted …
Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Av Stephan Pauleit, Adrien Coly m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1623 kr
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Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted …
Media Art and the Urban Environment
Engendering Public Engagement with Urban Ecology
Inbunden, 2015
1098 kr
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This text formally appraises the innovative ways new media artists engage urban ecology. Highlighting the role of artists as agents of technological change, the work reviews new modes of seeing, representing and connecting within the urban setting. The book describes how technology can be exploited …
Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Av Stephan Pauleit, Adrien Coly m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1692 kr
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Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted …
Media Art and the Urban Environment
Engendering Public Engagement with Urban Ecology
Häftad, 2016
1098 kr
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This text formally appraises the innovative ways new media artists engage urban ecology. Highlighting the role of artists as agents of technological change, the work reviews new modes of seeing, representing and connecting within the urban setting. The book describes how technology can be exploited …
Urban Water Trajectories
Av Sarah Bell, Adriana Allen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1098 kr
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Water is an essential element in the future of cities. It shapes cities’ locations, form, ecology, prosperity and health. The changing nature of urbanisation, climate change, water scarcity, environmental values, globalisation and social justice mean that the models of provision of water services …
