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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)
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Front Matter
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Adapting to Changing Times
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Urban Forms and Buildings’ Shape
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Mobility and Connectivity
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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McGill University School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada
Avi Friedman
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design
Authors: Avi Friedman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60865-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60864-4Published: 11 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60867-5Published: 12 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60865-1Published: 10 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 328
Number of Illustrations: 240 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Building Construction and Design, Sustainable Development, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning