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Sustainable Urban Design: An Environmental Approach book cover

2nd Edition

Sustainable Urban Design An Environmental Approach

Edited By Adam Ritchie, Randall Thomas Copyright 2009
256 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by Taylor & Francis

256 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by Taylor & Francis

256 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by Taylor & Francis
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By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of the world’s population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an exceptional challenge which this book addresses. It sets out some of the basic principles of the design of our future cities and, through a series of carefully-selected case studies from leading... Read more

Introduction Adam Ritchie & Randall Thomas Part 1: The Toolkit  1. Urban Planning and Design Patrick Clarke  2. Transportation Robert Thorne, William Filmer-Sankey & Anthony Alexander  3. Landscape and Nature in the City Chritina von Borcke  4. Building Design Randall Thomas & Adam Ritchie  5. Energy and Information Randall Thomas & Adam Ritchie  6. Materials Sarah Royse  7. Water Randall Thomas & Adam Ritchie  8. Waste and Resource Adam Ritchie  Summary Adam Ritchie  Part 2: Case Studies  11. Coopers Road Estate Regeneraiton, Southwark, London David Turrent  12. Parkmount: Streetscape and Solar Design Richard Partington  13. Coin Street Housing: the Architecture of Engagement Graham Haworth  14. Sustainable Design in an Urban Context: 3 Case Studies Alan Short  15. BEDzed: Beddington Zero-fossil Energy Development Bill Dunster  16. Bo01 and Flagghusen: Ecological City Districts in Malmo, Sweden Eva Dalman & Cecilia von Sceele 17. Stonebridge: Negotiating between Traditional and Modernist Models of City Housing Chris Watson  18. 'Made in Stockwell' and Deptford Wharves Katie Tonkinson & Adam Ritchie 19. Millennium Water: Vancouver's Olympic Village, Canada Rachel Moscovich

Biography

Adam Ritchie is a Partner of Max Fordham LLP and leads the practice’s sustainable urban design group.

Randall Thomas is a consultant to Max Fordham LLP, a Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge and Professor of Sustainable Environmental Design at Kingston University.

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