Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability /

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Compact living is sustainable living. High-density cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. High-density planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ng, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.
Temas:
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanisme durable.
Écologie urbaine.
urban environments.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
City planning > Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding density and high density / Vicky Cheng
  • Is the high-density city the only option? / Brenda Vale and Robert Vale
  • The sustainability of high density / Susan Roaf
  • Density and urban sustainability : an exploration of critical issues / Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee
  • Climate changes brought about by urban living / Chiu-Ying Lam
  • Urbanization and city climate : a diurnal and seasonal perspective / Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung Lee
  • Urban climate in dense cities / Lutz Katschner
  • Thermal comfort issues and implications in high-density cities / Baruch Givoni
  • Urban environment diversity and human comfort / Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos
  • Designing for urban ventilation / Edward Ng
  • Natural ventilation in high-density cities / Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus, and Agota Szucs
  • Sound environment : high- versus low-density cities / Jian Kang
  • Designing for daylighting / Edward Ng
  • Designing for wast minimization in high-density cities / Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon
  • Fire engineering for high-density cities / Wan-Ki Chow
  • The role of urban greenery in high-density cities / Nyuk-Hien Wong and Yu Chen
  • Energy in high-density cities / Adrian Pitts
  • Environmental assessment : shifting scales / Raymond J. Cole
  • The social and psychological issues of high-density city space / Bryan Lawson
  • Sustainable compact cities and high-rise buildings / Sung Woo Shin
  • Microclimate in public housing : a environmental approach to community development / John C.Y. Ng
  • Designing for high-density living : high rise, high amenity, and high design / Kam-Sing Wong.

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