The Principles of Green Urbanism: Transforming the City for Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9781844078349 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 900 str.

Steffen Lehmann

Opis

How can we transform and future-proof the post-industrial city through strategies of architectural and urban design? The answer is to use an energy-efficient, zero-carbon model based on renewable energy sources and building typologies. This book presents different models for sustainable urban growth, based on the principles of 'Green Urbanism'.

O autorze

Professor Steffen Lehmann PhD, holds the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development in Asia and the Pacific, as well as the Professorial Chair in Architectural Design at The University of Newcastle, Australia. He is an architect and urban designer, and the Founding Director of the s_Lab Space Laboratory for Architectural Research and Design (Sydney-Berlin).