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Cities People Planet: Urban Development and Climate Change, 2nd Edition [198258]

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Reviews of the First Edition This book considers the ecological design of the city and includes ideas and best practice examples of ecological architectural and urban design around the world.   The tone of the book is extremely accessible. It demonstrates how small changes in one area of the world can have impacts elsewhere. It gives an optimistic view and leaves the reader fascinated at the intricacies of the planet's ecosystems and how architecture and urban design can affect it. Wholly international, examples range from Ladbroke Grove solar city in London to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Copenhagen, Curitiba, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Helsinki, Portland Oregon, New York and New Delhi ...timely textbook... (Ecologist, March 2005) ...this book is as good a place as any to start... (ref; issue of sustainability) (RIBA Journal, March 2005) ...a handy reference compendium of successful applications at both the building and urban design scale. (Urban Design Magazine, October 2005) Revisions to 2nd edition Revised introduction, updating the current situation New final chapter dedicated to the development of eco-cities in China. New cover design. The book has a new subtitle cities in the age of climate change to make the subject of the book more apparent. This is to appear on the cover as well as the title page.
Author:  Girardet, Herbert
Date Published:  9 April 2008
Document Type:  Books
Format:  Paperback
ISBN13:  9780470772706
Pages:  320
Publisher:  Wiley
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