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Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design

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  • Considers concepts that minimize urban development’s carbon footprint, such as district heating, passive solar gain, net-zero neighborhoods and shared transport;

  • Emphasizes strategies for preserving a site’s natural assets, including open green spaces, existing building stock, and edible landscapes

  • Examines contemporary urban design concepts and illustrates these with examples from around the world

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Adapting to Changing Times

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Present and Future Challenges

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 3-14
    3. Sustainability and Urban Design

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 15-26
  3. Urban Forms and Buildings’ Shape

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Master Planning for Sustainability

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 29-36
    3. The Form of a Place

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 37-48
    4. Choosing a Suitable Density

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 49-56
    5. Orienting for the Elements

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 57-65
    6. Space Defining Buildings

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 67-73
    7. Sense of Place, Human Scale, and Vistas

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 75-83
    8. Mixing Land Uses and Dwelling Types

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 85-93
    9. Urban Design for Growth and Change

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 105-113
    10. Communities with a Digital Heart

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 135-141
  4. Mobility and Connectivity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. Mobility and the City: The Broad View

      • Avi Friedman
      Pages 145-153

About this book

This book begins with an introduction describing current societal transformations that merit new urban designs, including depletion of non-renewable natural resources, elevated levels of greenhouse gas emissions, large numbers of aging “Baby Boomers,” and climate change. Dr. Friedman then examines these challenges through thirty chapters of interest to urban designers, architects, civil and construction engineers, and town planners. Each of these topics represents an aspect of urban design and describes an innovative solution and offers a detailed description of underlying principles. The highly illustrated text presents innovative urban design strategies based on sustainable principles. Integrated with each chapter are several international case studies illustrating design implementations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • McGill University School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada

    Avi Friedman

About the author

Avi Friedman is Professor of Architecture at McGill University, where he co-founded the Affordable Homes Program, and a Visiting Professor at Lancaster University in the U.K. Friedman is known for his housing and planning innovation and in particular for the Grow Home and Next Home designs. He’s the author of 23 books, numerous articles and a columnist for several media outlets. He is the principal of Avi Friedman Consultants Inc. and the recipient of numerous awards including the Manning Innovation Award, Lifetime Achievement Award from Sustainable Buildings Canada and the World Habitat Award. Dr. Friedman received his Doctorate from the University of Montréal in 1988.

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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