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Klappentext Spotlighting innovative design projects in places ranging from Texas to Italy and China, this book sounds a call for architects, designers, and regional planners to create a built environment that works on a regional scale in harmony with the planet¿s eco The strengths of Design for a Vulnerable Planet lie with its engaging, diverse, and reflective narrative. Steiner draws on decades of firsthand experience and knowledge of the architecture, landscape architecture, and planning fields. The chapters are (mostly) short and readable, and they provide a breadth of views on design and a variety of scales of action.... The book contributes to our understanding of the process and product of ecological and regional design, particularly in Texas, and the dynamics and challenges of projects that increase sustainability. It also enhances the foundation and awareness of the new regionalism and landscape urbanism and bridges design disciplines, providing an inside view of how the groups can--and do--work together toward the same goal of sustainable design. Design for a Vulnerable Planet will be of interest to students who endeavor to understand how planners and designers can build a healthy, attractive, and resilient world.--Amy J. Lynch, University of Pennsylvania"Journal of Planning Education and Research" (09/01/2013) Zusammenfassung Spotlighting innovative design projects in places ranging from Texas to Italy and China, this book sounds a call for architects, designers, and regional planners to create a built environment that works on a regional scale in harmony with the planet's ecology. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Interdisciplinary Design and the Fate of Our PlanetI. Living Urban Environments 1. Architecture and the Wealth of Regions2. Sustaining Design: The Solar Decathlon Competitions3. Twenty-First-Century Architecture4. Architecture Has Left the Building: The Sustainable Sites Initiative5. Making Territory: The Potential of Landscape UrbanismII. Lessons from Paul Cret, Ian McHarg, and George Mitchell 6. City Limits: Pioneer Plans in Austin7. The Woodlands: The Ecological Design of a New CityIII. Emerging Urbanism in Texas 8. The Trinity River Corridor: Another Emerald Necklace or an Emerald Choker?9. Making Limoncello from Lemons: The Blanton Museum of Art Plaza Design10. True Urbanism: The Design of Performance Park in the Dallas Arts District11. LegaciesIV. New Regionalism in Texas and Beyond 12. The Green Heart of Texas13. Envision Central Texas14. The Texas Triangle Megaregion15. New RegionalismV. Learning from Abroad 16. Environmental Readings: The Italian Design Tradition17. Autumn Moon: Design and Planning in ChinaVI. Learning from Disaster 18. In Search of a Fitting Tribute: The United Flight 93 Memorial19. Resilient Foundations: Planning for the Gulf Coast After Hurricane KatrinaVII. Conclusion 20. The Sedimentation of Our Minds: Prospects for New Design ThinkingNotesBibliographyIndex...
