Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design

ISBN-13: 9783030608644 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 328 str.

Avi Friedman

Spis treści

Part 1: ADAPTING TO CHANGING TIMES

1) Present and Future Challenges

2) Sustainability and Urban Design

Part 2: URBAN FORMS AND BUILDINGS’ SHAPE                      

3) Master Planning for Sustainability

4) The Form of a Place 

5) Choosing a Suitable Density 

6) Orienting for the Elements

7) Space Defining Buildings

8) Sense of Place, Human Scale, and Vistas

9) Mixing Land Uses and Dwelling Types

10) Infill Projects and Strategies for their Integration

11) Urban Design for Growth and Change

12) Identity and Diversity of Districts and Buildings

13) Planning for Energy Distribution and Waste Collection

14) Communities with a Digital Heart

Part 3: MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY

15) Mobility and the City; the Broad View

16) Urban Design for Transit-Oriented Development 

17) Alternative Standards for Streets, Paths and Pavements

18) Urban Design for Safe Walking and Biking 

19) Car-Free Environments and Shared Streets 

20) Public Transit and Urban Design

21) Urban Design and Shared Transport

22) Accommodating Seniors and People with Reduced Mobility 

23) Accessibility and Livability in Winter Cities 

Part 4: PUBLIC & GREEN OPEN SPACES

24) Open Spaces as an Urban System

25) Integrating Existing Natural Features

26) Urban Design for Biodiversity

27) Planting and Landscaping for Sustainability

28) Open Spaces for Healthy Living 

29) Urban Agriculture and Community Gardens

30) Urban Design for Social Engagement

31) Public Art and Street Furniture

O autorze

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.

Blurb

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 ten topical chapters of interest to architects, civil and construction engineers, and urban 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 text presents the state of the art and how it compares to a conventional design. In the second part of each chapter, several international projects are featured as case studies illustrating design implementations.

• 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.