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Urban design : green dimensions. Second Edition
In Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Examining regional and local frameworks for design and planning, this book shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale. Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments, in order to chall…
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- Second Edition
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- 9781138142800
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- xi, 254 p. ; 22 cm.
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- 711.42 Mou u
Proceedings of 2017 International Conference on Smart Cities, Automation & In…
ICONSONICS focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of smart cities, automation and Intelligent Computing Systems
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- 9781509062782
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- 333.7915 Uni p
Informality through Sustainability : Urban Informality Now
Informality through Sustainability explores the phenomenon of informality within urban settlements and aims to unravel the subtle links between informal settlements and sustainability.
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- First Edition, 2021
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- 9780367642754
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- 444 p. ; 29 cm.
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- Earthscan series on sustainable design
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- 711.409 Rai i
Order without design : how markets shape cities
An argument that operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure. Urban planning is a craft learned through practice. Planners make rapid decisions that have an immediate impact on the ground—the width of streets, the minimum size of land parcels, the heights of buildings. The language they use to de…
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- 9780262038768
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- 330.91732 Ber o
The urbanism reader : design, technology, culture and the future of cities
Positioning design at the center of the debate, The Urbanism Reader brings together classic and contemporary readings to help designers understand the complexities of cities and urban design in the 21st century. Included Notes, Bibliography, and Index
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- First edition, 2025
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- 9781350377905
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- ix, 270 p. ; 24,5 cm.
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- 711.4 Al u
Waterfront promenade design : urban revival strategies
Filled with 34 high-caliber projects from around the globe, and presented with beautiful full-color photographs and detailed plans, designers provide their unique insights into modern trends for rejuvenating river and coastal waterfronts into vital traversable public spaces people can enjoy.
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- 9781864707441
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- 712 And w
Designing the complex city : a systemic approach to spatial design
Designing the Complex City highlights how both an excess and a lack of design control might contrast the lively complexity of cities, their adaptive and evolutionary capacity. Included Index
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- 9781032801384
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- ix, 166 p. ; 23 cm.
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- 711.4 Por d
Future city : experiment and utopia in architecture
For millennia, architects and builders have attempted to rationalize cities into well-functioning and liveable places. While many aspects of a city evolve naturally, other facets result from human interventions and radical imagination. Future City celebrates the visionary urban schemes that have preoccupied architects trying to create a better world from the 1950s to the present. This ambitious…
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- 9780500286517
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- 724.6 Ali f
Urban design : street and square. Third Edition
This book, part of a series of four, offers a detailed analysis of urban design, covering the streets, squares and buildings that make up the public face of towns and cities. It outlines the theory of the principal features of urban design from which method is developed and provides a better understanding of the main elements of urban design. This includes the arrangement, design and details of…
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- Third Edition
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- 9781138142473
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- xiv, 300 p. ; 25 cm.
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- 711.4 Mou u
Public places, urban spaces : the dimensions of urban design. Second Edition
Summary: 'Public Places Urban Spaces' provides a thorough introduction to the principles of urban design theory and practice. Authored by experts in the fields of urban design and planning, this edition has been updated with relevant examples to show students how principles have been put into practice.
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- Second Edition
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- 9781856178273
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- ix, 394 p. ; 28 cm.
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- -
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- 711.4 Car p
Mixed-use development handbook. Second Edition
Vividly illustrated, this practical guide reveals how to develop mixed-use projects that incorporate place-making principles. Written by a team of experts, it lists the key points that can make or break a project and describes best practices and techniques developing mixed-use town centers, towers, urban villages, and districts. Illustrated with photos, examples, and case studies, the book desc…
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- Second Edition
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- 9780874208887
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- 414 p. ; 29 cm.
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- -
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- 333.38 Sch m
The death and life of great American cities (50th anniversary edition)
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs’s masterpiece, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, features a new Introduction by Jason Epstein, the book’s original editor, who provides an intimate perspective on Jacobs herself and unique insights into the creation and lasting influence of this classic. The Death and L…
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- 50th anniversary edition
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- 9780679644330
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- -
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- 711.40973 Jac t
Jakarta: the city of a thousand dimensions
A study of the forces that shaped Jakarta into the city it is today. Indonesian writer Seno Gumira Ajidarma has called Jakarta a city of a thousand dimensions. A megacity of 30 million under threat from rising sea levels and temperatures, Jakarta and its resilient residents improvise and thrive. This book teases out some of the dimensions that have given shape to contemporary Jakarta, including…
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- 9789813252264
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- 263 p. ; 23 cm.
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- -
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- 711.4 Kus j
Soft city : building density for everyday life
Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life. How do we move from the current reality in…
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- 9781642830187
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- 307.116 Sim s
Cities in transformation : Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize
The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is a biennial international award that honours outstanding contributions to the creation of vibrant, liveable and sustainable urban communities around the world. Awarded jointly by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Centre for Liveable Cities, both in Singapore, the 2012 prize went to the City of New York for its remarkable transformation in the de…
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- 9789814385145
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- 307.1216 Urb c
City of refugees : a real utopia
Where should they go? 70 million displaced refugees and asylum seekers with no passport, no money, and no worldly goods. In 380 B.C. Plato wrote about the "Ideal City," but it wasn't until 1516 AD that Sir Thomas More invented the word, "Utopia," translated from Greek as "good place," that is in need of a new, contemporary interpretation. It is within the framework of utopia that the City of Re…
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- 9781943532841
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- 711.4086914 Bor c
River, space, design : planning strategies, methods and projects for urban ri…
Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space design and ecology at the same time, often a challenging task for the designer. This book is the product of extensive research that identified some 60 best-practice examples and subjected them to a comparative analysis. The result is a syst…
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- 9783035611861
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- 711.4094 Pro r
The syntax of city space : American urban grids
Many people see American cities as a radical departure in the history of town planning because of their planned nature based on the geometrical division of the land. However, other cities of the world also began as planned towns with geometric layouts so American cities are not unique. Why did the regular grid come to so pervasively characterize American urbanism? Are American cities really so …
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- 9781138301573
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- 720.973 Maj s
Why density? : debunking the myth of the cubic watermelon = Desmontando el mi…
What is density? This question is the starting point of an investigation into the nature of density in the contemporary urban environment. In analysing projects located throughout Europe, the research proposes that density is not about volumetric exploitation, but based on the interaction between three elements: agents, fluxes, and territory. This book documents the findings, detailing individu…
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- 9788460657514
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- 255 p. ; 24 cm.
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- 728.314 Atr w
Urbanity and density in 20th century urban design
In the writing of urban design history of the twentieth century, functionalist and avant-garde models of the dissolution of the city are dominating. In contrast this book presents projects whose goal is the ideal of a dense and urbane city. Drawing on plans, built examples and theories of dense and urban cities and city districts in the twentieth century, modern examples of urban design are ana…
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- 9783869224916
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- 359 p. ; 31 cm.
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- 720 Son u
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