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Biophilic Urbanism provides readers with the tools to create more nature-based urban environments that are climate positive, sustainable, and healthy.
List of contents
PART ONE: PrinciplesChapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Principles
PART TWO: Precedents
Chapter 3. Precedent 1: Castello di Gargonza, Italy
Chapter 4. Precedent 2: Google Headquarters, California
Chapter 5. Precedent 3: Helsinge Haveby, Denmark
Chapter 6. Precedent 4: Kronsberg District, Germany
Chapter 7. Precedent 5: Pontevedra City Center, Spain
Chapter 8. Precedent 6: Singapore Park Connector Network
PART THREE: Case Study
Chapter 9. Serenbe Community, Georgia
Chapter 10. Summary
About the author
Phillip James Tabb is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Texas A&M University and founder and principal of Phill Tabb Studio. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado, and his PhD in the Energy and Environment Programme from the Architectural Association in London. Among his publications is
Solar Energy Planning published by McGraw-Hill in 1984, co-authored
The Greening of Architecture: A Critical History and Survey of Contemporary Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design published by Ashgate in 2013, co-edited
Architecture, Culture and Spirituality also published by Routledge in 2015,
Serene Urbanism: A Biophilic Theory and Practice of Sustainable Placemaking, published by Routledge in 2017, and
Elemental Architecture: The Temperaments of Sustainability, published by Routledge in 2019. He is the master plan architect for the Serenbe Community - an award-winning biophilic community being realized near Atlanta, Georgia.
Summary
Biophilic Urbanism provides readers with the tools to create more nature-based urban environments that are climate positive, sustainable, and healthy.
