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Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design, 1st ed. 2021
Author: Friedman Avi
Language: EnglishSubjects for Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design:
Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design
Publication date: 12-2021
328 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 12-2021
328 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design
Publication date: 12-2020
328 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 12-2020
328 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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This book begins with an introduction describing current societal transformations that merit new urban designs, including depletion of non-renewable natural resources, elevated levels of greenhouse gas emissions, large numbers of aging ?Baby Boomers,? and climate change. Dr. Friedman then examines these challenges through thirty chapters of interest to urban designers, architects, civil and construction engineers, and town planners. Each of these topics represents an aspect of urban design and describes an innovative solution and offers a detailed description of underlying principles. The highly illustrated text presents innovative urban design strategies based on sustainable principles. Integrated with each chapter are several international case studies illustrating design implementations.
Part 1: ADAPTING TO CHANGING TIMES
1) Present and Future Challenges
2) Sustainability and Urban Design
Part 2: URBAN FORMS AND BUILDINGS’ SHAPE
3) Master Planning for Sustainability
4) The Form of a Place
5) Choosing a Suitable Density
6) Orienting for the Elements
7) Space Defining Buildings
8) Sense of Place, Human Scale, and Vistas
9) Mixing Land Uses and Dwelling Types
10) Infill Projects and Strategies for their Integration
11) Urban Design for Growth and Change
12) Identity and Diversity of Districts and Buildings
13) Planning for Energy Distribution and Waste Collection
14) Communities with a Digital Heart
Part 3: MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY
15) Mobility and the City; the Broad View
16) Urban Design for Transit-Oriented Development
17) Alternative Standards for Streets, Paths and Pavements18) Urban Design for Safe Walking and Biking
19) Car-Free Environments and Shared Streets
20) Public Transit and Urban Design
21) Urban Design and Shared Transport
22) Accommodating Seniors and People with Reduced Mobility
23) Accessibility and Livability in Winter Cities
Part 4: PUBLIC & GREEN OPEN SPACES
24) Open Spaces as an Urban System
25) Integrating Existing Natural Features
26) Urban Design for Biodiversity
27) Planting and Landscaping for Sustainability
28) Open Spaces for Healthy Living
29) Urban Agriculture and Community Gardens30) Urban Design for Social Engagement
31) Public Art and Street Furniture
Avi Friedman is Professor of Architecture at McGill University, where he co-founded the Affordable Homes Program, and a Visiting Professor at Lancaster University in the U.K. Friedman is known for his housing and planning innovation and in particular for the Grow Home and Next Home designs. He’s the author of 23 books, numerous articles and a columnist for several media outlets. He is the principal of Avi Friedman Consultants Inc. and the recipient of numerous awards including the Manning Innovation Award, Lifetime Achievement Award from Sustainable Buildings Canada and the World Habitat Award. Dr. Friedman received his Doctorate from the University of Montréal in 1988.
Considers concepts that minimize urban development’s carbon footprint, such as district heating, passive solar gain, net-zero neighborhoods and shared transport;
Emphasizes strategies for preserving a site’s natural assets, including open green spaces, existing building stock, and edible landscapes
Examines contemporary urban design concepts and illustrates these with examples from around the world
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