Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> Sustainability & Green Design

The book provides new perspectives from leading researchers accentuating and examining the central role of the built environment in conceiving and implementing multifaceted solutions for the complex challenges of our understanding of planetary resources and circularity, revealing critical potentials for architecture and design to contribute in more informed and long-term ways to the urgent transition of our society. The book offers a compilation of peer-reviewed papers that uniquely connects knowledge broadly across practice and academia; from the newest technologies and methods such as...

This book explores the rise of technology-centered urban planning and the diffusion of these practices around the world. Seven axes of urban planning have been selected to highlight how data and technology currently work and how these systems can be improved going forward. Each aspect is explored in its own chapter that combines narrative description, illustrations, and case studies to show how technology currently shapes our cities and how this may impact the urban environments. Topics include infrastructure, mobility, energy use and distribution, work, public health, and knowledge...

This book, Sustainable Urban Evolution, delves into the transformative potential of the 15-minute city concept, an innovative urban planning model crafted to address pressing issues like urban sprawl, environmental sustainability, resilience, and the demand for livable cities. In a world where urban areas are striving to harmonize growth with environmental and social well-being, this book provides timely and strategic insights.

Bridging the divide between urban planning theory and practical implementation, Sustainable Urban Evolution equips readers with a deep...