1st Edition

Ecological Urbanism: The Nature of the City

By Susannah Hagan Copyright 2015
188 Pages 9 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 9 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 9 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Ecological Urbanism: The Nature of the City asks the questions that are important inside and outside the built environment professions: what are climate change, urbanisation and ecology doing to the theory and practice of urban design? How does Ecological Urbanism figure in this change? What is Ecological Urbanism? In answer, this book is neither definitive – impossible when a subject is... Read more

Part 1: 1. Ecological Urbanism, 2. A Future Provenance, Part 2: 3. The Garden Essay, 4. The Boundary, 5. The Continuum, Part 3: 6. The Eco City: A Historical Taxonomy, Part 4: 7. Control, 8. Resistance

Biography

Susannah Hagan is Professor of Architecture and Head of Research in the School of Architecture, Royal College of Art, UK. Trained at Columbia University and the Architectural Association, her academic work addresses the cultural implications of ecological architecture and urban design. She is also Director of R_E_D (Research into Environment and Design), a multi-disciplinary environmental research consultancy.