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Terms and conditions applyEcopolis: Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate
Paul F. Downton
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Format: Book
Pages: 608
Publisher: Birkhauser
Date Published: Jun 2009
Stock Code: 68913
Binding: Paperback
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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. Paul Downton's Ecopolis takes a major step along this path. It highlights the urgent need to understand the role of cities as both agents of change and means of survival, at a time when climate change has finally grabbed world attention, and it provides a framework for designing cities that integrates knowledge both academic and practical from a range of relevant disciplines.
Identifying key theorists, practitioners, places and philosophies, the book provides a solid theoretical context which introduces the concept of urban fractals, and goes on to present a series of design and planning tools for achieving Sustainable Human Ecological Development (SHED). Combining knowledge from diverse fields to present a synthesis of urban ecology, the book will provide a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners in architecture, construction, planning, geography and the traditional life sciences.
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