The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781138945692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024

Kaarin Knudson

Opis

This book presents a comprehensive framework that organizes the elements of urban design in relation to four main resources: transportation, water, ecology, and energy use and production. It is an in-depth introduction to sustainable urban design and a reference for anyone involved in the creation of sustainable urban environments.

Spis treści

1. Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas  2. Water  3. Ecology and Habitat  4. Energy Use and Production  5. Equity and Health

O autorze

Nico Larco, AIA, is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Oregon where he is the Director of the Urbanism Next Center and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute. 

Kaarin Knudson, AIA, is an architect, urban designer, educator, and advocacy leader with more than 20 years’ experience working to advance sustainable design and community-led solutions. She founded her design consulting firm and the housing advocacy organization, Better Housing Together, in 2017.