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Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond
Tigran Haas
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Description for Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond
Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of sustainable urbanism principles and practices and speculates about its future. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 Black and White and Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMVD; RNU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1824.
The city in the twenty-first century faces major challenges, including social and economic stratification, wasteful consumption of resources, transportation congestion, and environmental degradation. More than half of the world's population lives in cities and major metropolitan areas, and in the next two decades the number of city dwellers is estimated to reach five billion. This puts enormous pressures on transportation systems, housing stock, and infrastructure such as energy, waste, and water, which directly influences the emissions of greenhouse gases. As the long emergency awaits us, urgent questions remain: How will our cities survive? How can we ... Read more
The city in the twenty-first century faces major challenges, including social and economic stratification, wasteful consumption of resources, transportation congestion, and environmental degradation. More than half of the world's population lives in cities and major metropolitan areas, and in the next two decades the number of city dwellers is estimated to reach five billion. This puts enormous pressures on transportation systems, housing stock, and infrastructure such as energy, waste, and water, which directly influences the emissions of greenhouse gases. As the long emergency awaits us, urgent questions remain: How will our cities survive? How can we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1824g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847838363
SKU
V9780847838363
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99-15
About Tigran Haas
Tigran Haas is the associate professor of urban development, planning and design and sustainable urbanism at KTH - The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Reviews for Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond
This book is well worth picking up and reading, but be aware that it is not a mosaic picturing a sustainable urban future. Rather, it is a collection of beautiful glass shards awaiting assembly. Planning Magazine