Fundamentals of Sustainable Neighbourhoods

This timely book introduces architects, engineers, builders, and urban planners to a range of contemporary community design concepts and illustrates them with outstanding case studies from around the world. Drawing on successful projects from London, New Mexico, Austria, and the Netherlands, "Innovative Sustainable Communities" presents planning concepts that minimize developments' carbon footprint through compact communities, adaptable and expandable dwellings, edible landscape, and smaller-sized yet quality designed housing.

List of contents

Setting the Stage.- Forms of Sustainable Neighborhoods.- Streets for People.- Weaving Neighborhoods and Nature.- Streetscapes and Outdoor Spaces.- Sustaining Shorelines.- Social Capital and Integrated Communities.- Sustainable Dwellings.

About the author

Dr. Avi Friedman is Professor of Architecture at McGill University. His research interests focus on factors which influence the design and implementation of affordable and sustainable building practices at the unit and community levels, including market acceptance, construction, and resource efficiency.

Summary

This timely book introduces architects, engineers, builders, and urban planners to a range of contemporary community design concepts and illustrates them with outstanding case studies from around the world. Drawing on successful projects from London, New Mexico, Austria, and the Netherlands, "Innovative Sustainable Communities" presents planning concepts that minimize developments' carbon footprint through compact communities, adaptable and expandable dwellings, edible landscape, and smaller-sized yet quality designed housing.

Product details

• Authors: Avi Friedman
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9783319107462
• ISBN: 978-3-31-910746-2
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 399 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 178 p. 176 illus., 137 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; B, Graphic Design, Architectural structure & design, Building, Construction, engineering, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Building Construction and Design, buildings, Energy technology & engineering, Interaction Design, Energy Efficiency, Heating, lighting, ventilation, Engineering, Architectural, Buildings—Design and construction, Building construction & materials, Human–computer interaction, User interface design & usability, Building Types and Functions