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Taylor & Francis Mapping Urban Spaces
Book SynopsisMapping Urban Spaces focuses on medium-sized European cities and more specifically on their open spaces from psychological, sociological, and aesthetic points of view. The chapters illustrate how the characteristics that make life in medium-sized European cities pleasant and sustainable â accessibility, ease of travel, urban sustainability, social inclusiveness â can be traced back to the nature of that space. The chapters develop from a phenomenological study of space to contributions on places and landscapes in the city. Centralities and their meaning are studied, as well as the social space and its complexity. The contributions focus on history and theory as well as concrete research and mapping approaches and the resulting design applications. The case studies come from countries around Europe including Poland, Italy, Greece, Germany, and France, among others. The book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in architecture, urban planTable of ContentsINTRODUCTIONThe ArcheA MethodLamberto AmistadiPART 1: MAPPING SPACES. The Phenomenological Approach to the City of Spaces.1. A Spatial Understanding of Architecture and the City.2. Landmarks in a History of Spatial Mapping.3. The Many-faceted Notion of Space: On the Hypothesis of Mapping and the Observation of Spatial Phenomena. 4. Stadtraumgestaltungen: On Perceiving and Reading Urban Spaces.5. Where the Compact and Open City Meets: Inner and Outer Spaces on the Periphery of Aachen North.6. Here and There: On the Ambivalence of Transitional Spaces.PART 2: MAPPING PLACES. The Italian Tradition of Urban Studies.7. Drawing the City. Form and Meaning.8. Urban Events and the Soul of the City. The Poetic Political Tripartition of Urban Form. 9. Civic Urbanity. The Places of Everyday Life.10. Venice as a Paradigm: Urban Studies and the Value of Emptiness in the City’s Design.11. Nature Prepares the Sites, But It Is Man Who Creates the Organism: Bologna Through Its Geography, Its History and Its Planning Tools. 12. New Urban Landscapes. Fragments of Civil Architecture.PART 3: MAPPING NATURAL SPACE. The Significance of Landscapes for the Urban Project13. The Role of Green Spaces in Urban Design Theories in France.14. Green Space as an Element for a New Urban Dynamic.15. Uses of Mapping: Methods of Investigation and Ways of Narrating Territory in Architectural Practice and Teaching.16. Towards a More ‘Natural’ City?PART 4: MAPPING CENTRALITIES. Urban Regeneration towards a Polycentric City.17. The Long-Term Method of the Urban Project in Italy and the Parma School.18. Designing the European Medium-Sized City. Urban Regeneration Technique Through the Structured Densification of the Centrality System. 19. The Project of a Metropolitan Urban Centrality. The Case of the Former Fruit and Vegetable Market of Bologna.20. Densification as the Key to Suburb Regeneration. The Case of Driescher Hof In Aachen.21. The European Medium-Sized City: The Characteristics of the Urban Form.22. The Idea of Space and Urban Sequences. The Case of Parma.PART 5: MAPPING SOCIAL SPACE. Demographic Analysis as an Image of Urban Complexity.23. Mapping Urban Spaces with the Use of Physical, Digital and Augmented Reality Models: Experiences from Applications in Architectural and Urban Education.24. The Urban Circle of Life’ of People with Disabilities: Mapping Urban Inconveniences.25. Multigenerational Spaces in Conceptual Urban Projects in Polish Cities.AFTERWORDProblems of the Contemporary CityRaffaella Neri
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing Innovative Sustainable Neighborhoods
Book SynopsisThis book covers the key principles of residential planning and offers principles for innovative and sustainable neighbourhood design. It is useful to students and practitioners of urban design, planning, and urban systems and architecture studios focused on sustainable residential development.Table of Contents1. Designing Sustainable Environments 2. Planning with Nature 3. Moving in Neighbourhoods 4. Mixing Land Uses and Sense of Place 5. Public Open Spaces 6. Livable Denser Places 7. Weaving Old and New 8. Edible Landscapes and Landscaping 9. Alternative Energy, District Heating, and Waste Management 10. Innovative Dwelling Concepts 11. Low Carbon Residences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd NetZero and Positive Energy Communities
Book SynopsisThis book presents a methodology for the design, construction, monitoring, optimization, and post-occupancy evaluation of net-zero and positive-energy communities based on the experiences gained in the EU Horizon 2020 ZERO-PLUS project. It describes the steps, tools, and methods developed during the project, providing practical information for the energy and construction sector that will be of interest to students, engineers, architects, developers, and professionals working around high performance architecture and sustainable communities.Through the ZERO-PLUS project, a consortium of 32 partners from eight countries, including academic institutions, technology providers, architects, and construction companies, designed four communities covering completely different geo-climatic regions, construction practices, and cultural backgrounds in Cyprus, Italy, France, and the UK. The communities were designed, optimized, constructed, monitored, handed over to tenants, post-occuTable of ContentsForeword, 1. Introduction to net-zero and positive-energy communities, 2. Background: the current energy community implementation state in the EU, 3. Methodology: the ZERO-PLUS approach, 4. Part 1: UK case study, Part 2: Energy modeling of positive-energy dwellings, 5. Part 1: Italian case study, Part 2: Community-level strategies for microclimate mitigation and energy efficiency improvement, 6. Part 1: Cypriot case study, Part 2: Production and installation planning, 7. Part 1: French case study, Part 2: Project and design management – best practices and tools, 8. Part 1: Concentrating solar energy – the FAE system, Part 2: Bot-based building design, Part 3: Solar air-conditioning – the Freescoo system, 9. Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of positive-energy communities, 10. Post-occupancy evaluation: the missing link, Conclusions, or a more critical rethinking of the project, Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Catalysts for a
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking handbook leads the way in accelerating the transition to a sustainable circular economy by introducing the concept of a catalyst as a positive and enhancing driving force for sustainability. Catalysts create and maintain favourable conditions for complex systemic sustainability transition changes, and a discussion and understanding of catalysts is required to move from a linear economy to a sustainable and circular economy.With contributions from leading experts from around the globe, this volume presents theoretical insights, contextualised case studies, and participatory methodologies, which identify different catalysts, including technology, innovation, business models, management and organisation, regulation, sustainability policy, product design, and culture. The authors then show how these catalysts accelerate sustainability transitions. As a unique value to the reader, the book brings together public policy and private business perspectives to addreTrade Review“For the last 50 years, we have come to realise that there are not only natural resource limits to our economic growth but that our extraction methods are – indisputably – responsible for global warming, ever-increasing levels of pollution, and dire health effects. However, despite all this data, we have been reluctant to act. In the last few years, circular economy initiatives and regulations have emerged as viable remedies to these calamities, but a deeper look often reveals a lack of a true systemic circular transition. This book is closing an urgent gap because it helps us understand the actual catalyzers of circularity and in so doing, once activated, long-term, sustainable change can finally take place.”Gordana Kierans, EntrepreneurCircle.World, Croatia“An impressive array of experts masterfully help us to understand and expand the role of catalysts to help transition from linear to circular business models across industries, regions, and approaches. This handbook is both guidebook and playbook, and provides both sides of the telescope – informative zoom-ins, as well as insightful zoom-outs to help us take the necessary next steps to begin the transition in earnest.”Alon Rozen, Dean and Professor of Innovation, École des Ponts Business School, FranceTable of Contents1. Introduction: Circular economy catalysts in sustainability transition Part 1: Contextualized understanding of catalysts 2. Catalysts for urban circularity 3. ‘ReCreating’ the construction sector for circularity 4. Catalysing the textile industry toward circular economy 5. A review of circular economy in Nigeria 6. Catalysts for transition to circular economy solutions in the bio-waste management sector in India 7. Plastic waste and a circular economy in China 8. The role of institutional environment in catalysing circular entrepreneurship Part 2: Types of catalysts 9. Regulatory catalysts for circular economy 10. Mission-oriented policy as a catalyst for transition to a circular economy 11. Information as a catalyst for the circular economy 12. Design as a catalyst for the circular economy 13. Circular economy and finance 14. Core competences and core resources as catalysts for the design of circular business models 15. Artificial intelligence as a catalyst in the circular economy transition 16. Gamification as a catalyst to the circular economy Part 3: Methodological approaches for catalysing 17. Mid-range transition arenas as catalysts in a circular economy 18. Design thinking tools to catalyse sustainable circular innovation 19. Scenario method for catalysing circularity and lowering emissions in the construction sector/real estate, Nigeria 20. Digital affordances for a circular economy transition 21. Accelerating the adoption of circular economy 22. Co-creation art to catalyse competencies for a sustainability transition 23. Utopias as catalysts for a sustainable circular economy Part 4: Conceptual understanding of catalysing 24. Toward a typology of circular economy agency 25. Roles of virtual intermediaries in the transition to a circular economy 26. The assembling of circular consumption 27. Catalysing a circular transition in Brixton 28 ‘Regime-niche’ actors as catalysts in the transition to a circular economy 29. Catalysts in a sustainable circular economy
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Taylor & Francis African Industrial Design Practice
Book SynopsisThe underlying principle of this book is the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which acts as a guide for developing empathic products and services. The book makes the case that empathy is the key to any successful product and service design project because it enables designers to make wise design choices that align with users'' demands.Fifteen chapters provide the latest industrial design developments, techniques, and processes explicitly targeting emerging economies. At the outset, it covers the design context and the philosophy of the Ubuntu approach, which places people and communities at the centre of the development agenda. The book covers new product development, design research, design cognition, digital and traditional prototyping, bringing products to the market, establishing a company''s brand name, intellectual property rights, traditional knowledge, and the business case for design in Afrika. It concludes with a discussion about the future of design and the skills aspTable of ContentsIntroduction PART 1: New Product Development 1. Design Context in Afrika 2. Advancing Afrikan Sustainable Design 3. New Product Development Process: A Contextual Approach 4. Human Factors and Ubuntu in Product Design PART 2: Design Research 5. Design-Driven Research Methods 6. Ethics in Design PART 3: Design Cognition 7. Design Elements and Principles 8. Design Sketching: What Works Best from an Afrikan Perspective? PART 4: Prototyping Approaches 9. Physical Model Making for Designers 10. Traditional Manufacturing 11. Additive Manufacturing in Afrika PART 5: Taking the Product to the Market 12. Building Corporate Brand Reputation in Emerging Economies 13. Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and the Philosophy of Ubuntu 14. The Business Case for Design in Afrika 15. Designing Futures for Afrika and Beyond
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Applying a Systems Thinking Approach to the
Book SynopsisThis book aims to shed light on why it is that so many well-meaning initiatives and government white papers have failed to have the expected impact in transforming the UK construction industry. Using the UK housing sector as a case study, Mike Siebert applies a Systems Thinking approach to tackling some of the shared ''Wicked Problems'' faced by an industry that urgently needs to boost its productivity levels, build more sustainably and affordably, and generally improve its working practices.In an accessible and easy to read style, Siebert challenges the overall decision making and problem-solving approach adopted by the industry and seeks to put Systems Thinking front and centre to consider the core issues from multiple perspectives. Initially outlining the key stakeholders and the drivers and barriers to change, he then introduces Systems Thinking and explains using numerous examples of known issues what this approach could achieve. His central aim is tTable of ContentsPart I - What are we trying to do; What’s stopping us?; How could we approach it differentlyChapter 1 – Defining the SectorsChapter 2 – Drivers for Change: The government perspective on what the industry needs to doChapter 3 – Barriers to Change: The industry perspective on what the government needs to understandChapter 4 – The Methodology for Change Part II - What ‘approaching it differently’ could achieveChapter 5 – Political Intervention: pushing the right buttons at the right timeChapter 6 – Industry Intervention: changing the message to fit the audienceChapter 7 – The Missing Tools: the tools we need, how to build them, and how to promote themChapter 8 – Applying these tools to solve the Housing Industry’s crisis
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Taylor & Francis DesignTech Building Science for Architects
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Tropical House Design Handbook
Book SynopsisPacked with accessible information, this book covers all the technical and practical aspects of home design in tropical environments.It begins by outlining the prerequisites needed to understand the issues involved (climate, heat, thermal comfort, etc.) and discusses the solutions offered by traditional housing. It then identifies current solutions for protecting buildings and their occupants from solar radiation and external heat, while promoting bioclimatic and environmentally friendly approaches.The economic viability of the solutions identified is discussed, as are the advantages and disadvantages of the materials, depending on the context and standards in force.Numerous examples illustrate how buildings can be adapted to local realities, from the avant-garde creations of Jean Prouvé to those of today's architects who are committed to sustainable development, as well as specific projects incorporating the recommendations made in this book.More than 46Table of Contents1. Challenges and Objectives 2. Climate 3. Heat 4. Thermal Comfort 5. Traditional Construction 6. Protection From Solar Radiation 7. Thermal Insulation 8. Cooling and Air Conditioning 9. Feasibility 10. Examples of Projects 11. Portfolio 12. Apartment Blocks Conclusions and Perspectives
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chudley and Greenos Building Construction
Book SynopsisThe 13th edition of Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook remains THE authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice, techniques and regulations representing both traditional procedures and modern developments are included to provide the most comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide to building construction.This new edition has been updated to reflect recent changes to the Building Regulations, as well as including new material on modern methods of construction, greater emphasis on sustainability, health and safety, and coverage of heat pumps, photovoltaics, underfloor heating and rainwater harvesting.Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook is the essential, easy-to-use resource for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide ran
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Flourish by Design
Book SynopsisFlourish by Design brings together a range of established and emerging voices in design research for a collection that provides original provocations on topics of global significance. It is an insightful guide to original theory and practice concerning how we can design for a better tomorrow.Featuring contributors from a diverse array of backgrounds and professions, this edited book explores the difference that design and design research can make for people, organisations, and the planet to prosper now and in the future. It offers a range of ideas and techniques through practical examples and ongoing projects showing how applied design research can respond to global challenges. Covering topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, bio-inspired materials, more-than-human design, sustainability, and urban acupuncture, it shares interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary design research not just to demonstrate what could be plausible in the near future but also toexplain whTable of ContentsIntroduction: flourish by design: agendas and practices for positive change Part 1: Flourishing together 1. Flourish together 2. Flourishing, design, and the brain 3. Designing more-than-human urban places 4. Why a design attitude matters in a world in flux 5. Flourish(ing) by design? 6. Memes—designed to flourish or doomed to divide? 7. Can designers and AI flourish together? 8. Challenging capitalism through design for commonism 9. How cross-relational design research can foster pandemic recovery 10. Flourishing in joyful discovery: scaffolding new thinking 11. Build together a flourishing world: let’s give a shit and plant seeds Part 2: Flourishing organisations 12. Flourishing organisations 13. What organisations will flourish in the future and why we need a new design culture that is fit for the 22nd century? 14. Flourishing for all: the imperative for design research to go beyond academia 15. The shadow side: why embracing death and decay is essential to flourishing 16. Making design research work by flourishing through disappearance 17. Working at the junction: reconciling numbers and vulnerabilities 18. Public value by design: toward a flourishing design culture in public services 19. What schools do we need? 20. Evolutionary change of organisations and its flourishment over the design paradigms 21. It is time for radical co-design 22. Design after things Part 3: Flourishing in the world 23. Flourishing in the world 24. Making a difference by design 25. Transdisciplinary design: next generation bio-inspired building materials 26. Can design heal a city? 27. The idea of ‘agency’ in design today 28. The Anthropocene warrants a new standard time 29. Just toys? From material sustainability to co-design and degrowth 30. Legacy and sustainability in design research: A global dialogue 31. Falling UP and caring for better 32 Sustainability: designing for a technological utopia or dystopia? Afterword: to flourish or not to flourish by design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Implementing Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisThis edited volume brings together international authors to explore how cities around the world are implementing their commitment towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).To achieve sustainability, cities choose their own goals and develop the necessary governance and resourcing mechanisms to achieve their objectives. This book highlights the innovative ways cities can plan their implementation by drawing on comprehensive research and literature reviews. Case studies from around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, describe examples of various cities' governance mechanisms, resourcing strategies, and implementation strategies. By showcasing these case studies, cities worldwide can emulate, transform, and execute their own vision drawing on the examples and pathways laid out by their peers. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of UN SDG implementation, contrasting the approaches and enabling communities worldwide to learn
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Taylor & Francis Farmscape
Book SynopsisFarmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes situates agriculture as a design practice, using a wide range of international case studies and analytical essays to propose lessons for contemporary landscape architects who are interested in integrating agriculture into their designs. Agricultural processes, technologies, and cycles have long shaped landscape architectural projects, from the ornamented farm of the eighteenth century, to contemporary projects that integrate agriculture and ecological restoration. The book describes the history of agriculture within landscape architecture and reveals the diversity of current design practices that use the rhythms and forms of agriculture to create productive farms that are also sites of beauty, community, ecological conservation, remediation, and pleasure. Highly illustrated in full colour, this book provides essential context, resources, and best practice examples of rural and periurban designed sites for professionals and studTable of ContentsCultivating the field; Case studies; Woburn Farm; Middleton Place; Montpelier; Moraine Farm; Merchiston Farm; Welwyn Garden City; Ziebigk Siedlung; Nærum Allotment Gardens; Village Homes; Winslow Farms Conservancy; Shenyang Architectural University; Green Gulch Farm Zen Center; Babylonstoren; Overlook Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm; Composition, meaning, and practice: a framework for designing agriculture; Operationalizing the farmscape; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Cities in Asia
Book SynopsisWith Asia's cities undergoing unprecedented growth in the 21st century, lauded the urban century' by many, Sustainable Cities in Asia provides a timely examination of the challenges facing cities across the continent including some of the projects, approaches and solutions that are currently being tested.This book uses numerous case studies, analysing topical issues ranging from city cycling in India, to green spaces in China, to the use of community-led energy generation projects in post-Fukushima Japan. Containing contributions from an international team of scholars, it also takes a multi-disciplinary approach and draws on examples from a wide range of countries, including China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. Ultimately, by providing a comprehensive discussion of the broader debates around the shape of sustainable urbanism, it demonstrates that Asia is one of the most active regions in terms of the development of sustainable cTable of ContentsPreface, Simon Joss and Robert Cowley Introduction, Li Yu and Federico Caprotti SECTION I: THE SUSTAINABLE CITY IN ASIA 1. Unlocking urban trajectories: planning for environmentally just transitions in Asia, Caren Levy, Adriana Allen, Vanesa Castán Broto and Linda Westman 2. The story does not remain the same: multi-scalar perspectives on sustainable urban development in Asia and Hong Kong, Federico Cugurullo 3. Does the Asian property market work for sustainable urban developments?, Fatih Eren 4. Migration and urbanization in contemporary Asia: addressing urban inequalities and promoting social sustainability, Megha Amrith 5. Let’s Focus on connections: reading Chinese eco-cities from a relational, multi-scalar perspective, I-Chun Catherine Chang SECTION II: CHALLENGES AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 6. Green as urban spectacle in China, Xuefei Ren 7. Property-led urban growth, institutional change and urban sustainability: the case of China in an international perspective, Yunqing Xu and Xi'an Jiaotong 8. The impacts of high-speed rail on Shanghai’s suburban communities: social sustainability and environmental justice, Shuping Zhang and Zhu Qian 9. The Kathputli Conundrum: slum redevelopment and the institutionalisation of unsustainability, Anubhav Pradhan 10. Sustainable cities in South Asian countries: a politico-cultural perspective, Dillip Kumar Das 11. Buying (into) sustainability: technocratic environmentalism in Abu Dhabi, Surajit Chakravarty 12. Songdo: the hype and decline of world’s first smart city, Seungho Yoo 13. Challenging the eco-city: residents’ perceptions of social sustainability in Tianjin Eco-City, China, Federico Caprotti and Ziyue Gong SECTION III: SHAPING THE SUSTAINABLE CITY IN ASIA 14. Sustainable community development in Taipei, Taiwan, Yung-Jaan Lee 15. Can mega events lead to sustainable urban development? The case of Beijing and Guangzhou, Yawei Chen and Lu Wang 16. A changing cultural narrative of citizenship, urbanism and cycling in Indian cities, Linda Carroli and Mirko Guaralda 17. A difficult birth: creating Seoul, the 21st century sustainable city, Sofia T. Shwayri 18. Changing approaches to community participation for social sustainability: neighbourhood planning in Singapore and Seoul, Im Sik Cho19. Low carbon communities, energy policy and energy democracy in Japan, Thomas Feldhoff 20. Smart City strategies towards sustainable transformation of China’s industrial parks: the experience of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China, Joon Sik Kim and Xiangyi Wang 21. ‘Sustainable’ urban habitats in Shanghai, Tyler Rooker 22. The transnational search of Chinese eco-city projects: historical legacies, authoritarian political operations, and socio-economic dynamics, Shiuh-Shen Chien 23. Urban transformation and city branding in the Greater Pearl River Delta, Martin de Jong, Yawei Chen, Miaoxi Zhao and Haiyan Lu
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Planning Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisPlanning Sustainable Cities: An infrastructure-based approach provides an analytical framework for urban sustainability, focusing on the services and performance of infrastructure systems. The book approaches infrastructure as a series of systems that function in synergy and are directly linked with urban planning. This method streamlines and guides the planning process, while still highlighting detail, each infrastructure system is decoded in four system levels. The levels organize the processes, highlight connections between entities and decode the high-level planning and decision making process affecting infrastructure. For each system level strategic objectives of planning are determined. The objectives correspond to the five focus areas of the Zofnass program: Quality of life, Natural World, Climate and Risk, Resource Allocation, Leadership. Developed through the Zofnass Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, this approach integrates the key inTable of ContentsPart 1. Sustainability, Infrastructure and Cities 1. The Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure 2. Planning Infrastructure Part 2. Sustainable Infrastructure Planning Guidelines 3. General Framework 4. Landscape as Infrastructure 5. Transportation Infrastructure 6. Water Infrastructure 7. Energy Infrastructure 8. Solid Waste Infrastructure 9. Information as Infrastructure 10. Food as Infrastructure Part 3. Examples of Planning with the Guidelines11. New City in Asia 12. City Expansion in Europe
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reimagining Industrial Sites
Book SynopsisThe discourse around derelict, former industrial and military sites has grown in recent years. This interest is not only theoretical, and landscape professionals are taking new approaches to the design and development of these sites. This book examines the varied ways in which the histories and qualities of these derelict sites are reimagined in the transformed landscape and considers how such approaches can reveal the dramatic changes that have been wrought on these places over a relatively short time scale. It discusses these issues with reference to eleven sites from the UK, Germany, the USA, Australia and China, focusing specifically on how designers incorporate evidence of landscape change, both cultural and natural. There has been little research into how these developed landscapes are perceived by visitors and local residents. This book examines how the tangible material traces of pastness are interpreted by the visitor and the impact of the intangible elTrade Review"The complex legacy of post-industrial and military landscapes presents ecological challenges across the world today, requiring close scrutiny and imaginative responses. Catherine Heatherington’s fine-grained exploration of the successful recuperation of the former gun-ranges at Rainham Marshes near London, along with other case studies, provides essential insights into how best to approach this new landscape condition. The book provides an invaluable resource for those who now manage such derelict and neglected sites and, ultimately, for the wider public - for whom they are the new landscapes of leisure and environmental renewal." Ken Worpole, Emeritus Professor, Cities Institute, London Metropolitan University, UKTable of ContentsPreamble1. Introduction 2. The qualities of derelict, underused and neglected sites 3. Eleven landscapes and their qualities 4. Designing to reveal change ‘Musing on the tracks – the first interlude 5. Perceptions of material and spatial qualities in developed sites ‘Temporalities at Orford Ness’ – the second interlude 6. Perceptions of temporal qualities in developed sites ‘My memories at Bentwaters’ - the third interlude 7. Perceptions of the qualities and their impact on memories 8. Implications for practice 9. Managing change
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Design for Life
Book SynopsisStuart Walker's design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious. Drawing on an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice, Design for Life penetrates to the heart of modern culture and the malaise that underlies today's moral and environmental crises. The author argues that this malaise is deep-seated and fundamental to the modern outlook. He shows how our preoccupation with technological progress, growth and the future has produced a constricted view of life one that is both destructive and self-reinforcing. Based on over twenty-five years of scholarship and creative practice, he demonstrates the vital importance of solitude, contemplation, inner growth and the present moment in developing a different course one that looks squarely at our current, precarious situation while offering a positive, hopeful way forward a way that is compassionate, context-based, humanTrade Review'Design for Life is full of brilliantly original thinking and practical guidance for building a better world. It offers a framework for designers and consumers alike and makes a more meaningful material culture feel possible.' Sebastian Cox, Designer and Maker, Director, Sebastian Cox studio & workshop'This book adopts a wholly new approach to design, one that gets right to its heart. Rooted in values, beliefs and creativity it adopts a rhetorical approach to its subject, blurring the boundary between designing and thinking about design.' - Penny Sparke, Professor of Design History, Kingston University'Brimming throughout with intelligence and curiosity, this deeply rooted, powerful book shapes design around the processes of life.' - Kate Fletcher, Professor of Sustainability, Design, Fashion, University of the Arts London'Both contents and narratives are impressive. This book interprets design in a unique way, and the key clue is its glorious humanism. It is the foundation of design’s new missions, new roles and new approaches, in this changing era.' - Yongqi Lou, Professor and Dean, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai'In this stunning book, Stuart Walker’s sensibility explores deep and complex dimensions of design thinking and doing, shedding light on the role of intentions, priorities and values.' - Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Professor of Design, University of São Paulo'Our society expects and needs a new wisdom for developing our lives in more meaningful ways. In this book, Stuart Walker opens the door for dialogue on wisdom in design. It is a wisdom permeated by creativity, the human imagination, intuition and comprehension.' - Takeshi Sunaga, Professor of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts'Stuart Walker's emphasis on reflection and values brings a welcome dimension to the design process. He stresses personal vision as a way of contributing to design's capacity to make the world a better place.' - Victor Margolin, Professor Emeritus of Design History, University of Illinois, Chicago'He offers an authoritative account with a voice developed through experience and the knowhow acquired while treading the line between theoretical research and design practice.'- Matt Malpass, Programme Coordinator, Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London Table of ContentsPrologue 1. The Subject of Design: personal involvement and positive change 2. A Narrowing: loss of narrative unity and the nature of design change 3. Counterpoints: restoring balance through design 4. The Shift: an inward path to holistic design 5. Creativity: and the imperative of solitude 6. The Mesh: freeing design from dominant dogmas 7. Rhythms: movement, making and meaning 8. Seeds: designing for a new awareness Appendices 1. CONFESIÓN – relic from a future past 2. Listening to the Muse – a personal reflection 3. The Inadequacies of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 4. Related Websites Notes Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing with Society
Book SynopsisThis book explores an emerging design culture that rigorously applies systems thinking to the practice of design as a form of facilitating change on an increasingly crowded planet. Designers conversant in topics such as living systems, cultural competence, social justice, and power asymmetries can contribute their creative skills to the world of social innovation to help address the complex social challenges of the 21st century. By establishing a foundation built on the capabilities approach to human development, designers have an opportunity to transcend previous disciplinary constraints, and redefine our understanding of design agency. With an emphasis on developing an adaptability to dynamic situations, the cultivation of diversity, and an insistence on human dignity, this book weaves together theories and practices from diverse fields of thought and action to provide designers with a concrete yet flexible set of actionable design principles. And, wTrade Review"This book is an impressive account of design’s relation to capability theory. I recommend it to anyone interested in how design can inform strategies of social innovation." — VICTOR MARGOLIN, Author of World History of Design Professor Emeritus of Design History, University of Illinois Chicago"Scott Boylston imagines something very exciting: the insights and creativity of designers unleashed not in the service of consumerism but instead of a working planet. Given the crisis we are now enduring, we have an unprecedented opportunity to design something new, if we work together. This book gives some clues about how to do just that." — BILL MCKIBBEN, Founder, 350.org, and author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? "There are several good reasons to read (and to study) this book. And one of them, in my view, makes it unique: it’s the first book that really helps designers understand the meaning and the design implications of the capabilities approach: That is, to recognize that their role is not to offer pre-defined solutions, but to enlarge people’s freedom to be what they want to be and act as they prefer. And, at the same time, to offer them motivations and concrete possibilities to choose to do it in a sustainable way." — EZIO MANZINI Author, Design When Everybody Designs, and founder, DESIS Network"Scott Boylston provides a thoughtful and necessary path for designers to contribute to social innovation. This is an important book for those seeking to design ways to change the world for the better and create a more sustainable future." — DEIRDRE WHITE CEO, PYXERA Global"Written in an articulate and accessible prose not often found in academic books, Scott Boylston offers his reader a very compelling analysis of how social innovation and design for sustainability can work together as change agents shifting existing paradigms of everyday life, to empower and transform our thinking about design’s purpose and future potential. A must read for designers, design management and design students." — ELIZABETH RESNICK Professor Emerita, Communication Design, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Author, The Social Design Reader"The next generation of design practitioners are now asking the question of how we can develop new capabilities and mindsets to tackle complex social challenges. In Designing with Society, Scott Boylston provides us with a comprehensive guide to a new systemic and holistic design ethos which integrates the frameworks and approaches of the leading thinkers in this new field with his own extensive experience in innovation and environmental design." — SIMON ROBINSON Co-author, Holonomics: Business Where People and Planet Matter "It is a profound truth to say that humanity is on the verge of self-destruction because we lack the design capabilities for entire cultural systems. This book comes as a spiritual cry to the design schools of the world that we must pull back the facades of grandeur and look ourselves in the eye, see ourselves with warts and all, and do the internal work to bring the best science and design ethics together for the transformation of every domain of human existence." — JOE BREWER Founder + Executive Director, Center for Applied Cultural Evolution "Scott Boylston’s Designing with Society offers a deeply integrated and deeply felt revisioning of the powerful ideas, practices and underling theories driving social innovation at its best today. The book is highly readable and detailed with the author’s concepts of relevant systems thinking models and social change processes. As a living systems approach to social change, the book encourages the reader to expand their viewpoint as to what’s possible. Designing with Society gives sage guidance that connects the best wisdom of design knowledge with profound approaches to social change." — Peter Jones Director of Research, sLab, OCAD Co-founder, Systemic Design Research Network" Get this book and consume it cover to cover. I guarantee that it will be the most important book about the potential of design that you will ever read. Trust me on this. Our future depends on it."— JOHN BIELENBERG, Co-Founder, Pando Institute and COMMON, and Founder, Think Wrong Institute "In his new book, Scott Boylston calls for a new stage in learning for design and social innovation that requires ‘an elevation of awareness.’ This book is the crucial next step in evolving and elevating social impact design. Boylston brings together a breadth of knowledge and approaches necessary in seeding and catalyzing social and environmental change. It is an important, transdisciplinary step in evolving design for social impact!" — TERRY IRWIN, Head, School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University "Designing with Society is a rigorously researched and thoughtful imperative for designers to shift from passive reflection to active reflexivity in our education and practice. Boylston calls for a shift from rote design assumptions and worldview to a "consciousness competence" that deepens designers’ social and cultural literacy. The grounding principles in Designing with Society challenge and inspire us to be more humane and just in our design practice and to address head-on the ingrained power asymmetry that prevents us from contributing more effectively to the self-realization of others."— MIKE WEIKERT & LEE DAVIS, Directors, Center for Social Design, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) "Boylston offers an authentic and highly relevant approach to design practice for our times. Designing with Society engages with design on its own terms—forcing designers to face our weaknesses while broadening and employing our strengths to the benefit of the natural environment and the human condition." — MARCIA LAUSEN, Director, School of Design, University of Illinois at Chicago and Principal, Studio/lab "In an original way, Designing with Society establishes a terrain for a new design attitude, the design capabilities approach, that aligns Sen and Nussbaum’s capabilities approach and its core tenets with environmental sustainability and social justice principles into a set of workable criteria for designers, resulting in a refreshing guide for designers. and design students."— LARA PENIN, Director of the Transdisciplinary Design Graduate Program, Parsons/The New SchoolTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION SECTION ONE: Interdependence, and Why Social Innovation Matters 1: Understanding the Interconnectedness of our Challenge 2. Society’s Interdependence with Ecological Vitality 3. Appreciating Social Systems through a Living Systems Lens 4. An Emerging Era of Social Innovation 5. Seeking a Moore’s Law for Social Innovation SECTION TWO: Designing with Mindfulness, Balance, and a Commitment to Justice 6: Rejecting the Short for the Long 7: Rejecting the Shallow for the Deep 8: The Power of Capabilities 9: The Challenge of Power Asymmetry SECTION THREE: An Emerging Design Agency in Social Innovation 10: Pathways for Design in Social Innovation 11. Seeing More of What’s There 12: Dispositions and Opportunites for Diffusion 13: Design and Managing Change 14: Design and the Unfolding Movement 15: A Fifth Stage of Competence APPENDIX INDEX NOTES
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Whole Life Costing for Sustainable Building
Book SynopsisWhole life costing is now integral to building procurement, both for new buildings and major refurbishments. It is key when assessing investment scenarios for estates as well as individual buildings, and has become a tool for justifying higher capital cost items.Standard whole life costing methods combine capital cost, facilities costs, operational costs, income and disposal costs with a single actionsingle benefit approach. Costing based on this type of single attribute assessment misses out on realising value from the intricacies of the interactions buildings have with their occupants, users and the location in which they are placed. In contrast, the multi-attribute approach presented by the author of this book explains how to analyse the whole cost of a building, while also taking into account secondary and tertiary values of a variety of actions that are deemed important for the project owners and decision-making stakeholders. The process is an effective tool for presentiTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1 Whole life valuation: why it is important; 2 Project decision making: the standard processes; 3 Efficient design: options under consideration; 4 Efficient design: consequential savings and costs; 5 Whole life value: the incorporated approach; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Heritage
Book SynopsisThis book brings together ecological-conservation theory and heritage-preservation theory and shows how these two realms have common purpose. Through theoretical discussion and illustrative examples, Sustainable Heritage reframes the history of multiple movements within preservation and sustainable-design strategies into cross-disciplinary themes. Through topics such as Cultural Relationships with Nature, Ecology, Biodiversity, Energy, and Resource Systems; Integrating Biodiversity into the Built Environment Rehabilitation Practice; Fixing the Shortcomings Within Community Design, Planning, and Policy; Strategies for Adapting Buildings and Structures for Rising Sea Levels; and Vehicles as a Microcosm of Approaching Built Environment Rehabilitation, the book explores contemporary ecological and heritage ethics as a strategy for improving the livability of the built environment.The authors provide a holistic critique of the challenges we face in light ofTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Cultural Relationships with Nature, Ecology, Biodiversity, Energy, and Resource Systems Chapter 3: History and Theory of Heritage Preservation Chapter 4: History and Theory of Sustainable Design Chapter 5: Architecture and Building Design Chapter 6: Integrating Biodiversity into the Built Environment Rehabilitation Practice Chapter 7: Fixing the shortcomings within community design, planning and policy Chapter 8: Going with the Flow: Strategies for Adapting Buildings and Structures For Rising Sea Levels Chapter 9: Vehicles as a Microcosm of Approaching Built Environment Rehabilitation Chapter 10: Conclusions on Lessons from the Past for the Future
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Whole Building Handbook: How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings
Book SynopsisThe Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation - and crucially, buildings in relation to their place. The authors offer a holistic approach to sustainable architecture and authoritative technical advice, on: * How to design and construct healthy buildings, through choosing suitable materials, healthy service systems, and designing a healthy and comfortable indoor climate, including solutions for avoiding problems with moisture, radon and noise as well as how to facilitate cleaning and maintenance. * How to design and construct buildings that use resources efficiently, where heating and cooling needs and electricity use is minimized and water-saving technologies and garbage recycling technologies are used. * How to 'close' organic waste, sewage, heat and energy cycles. For example, how to design a sewage system that recycles nutrients. * Includes a section on adaptation of buildings to local conditions, looking at how a site must be studied with respect to nature, climate and community structure as well as human activities. The result is a comprehensive, thoroughly illustrated and carefully structured textbook and reference.Trade Review'The Whole Building Handbook is the most comprehensive book in the area of sustainable building and covers a large area from materials to system thinking. This will be a key book for practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities.' Prof. Ronald Wennersten, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Stockholm 'The sheer scientific and engineering comprehensiveness of this book...coupled with its readability, make it a must for anyone wanting to acquire new knowledge and information about the broad, multidisciplinary field of sustainability.' Choice Magazine 'A key handbook for all practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities, and the broader sustainable society.' Dave Palmer, Buidling and Engineer, April 2010.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Healthy Buildings 2. Conservation and Efficiency 3. Ecocycles 4. Place Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Design Activism: Beautiful Strangeness for a Sustainable World
Book SynopsisDesign academics and practitioners are facing a multiplicity of challenges in a dynamic, complex, world moving faster than the current design paradigm which is largely tied to the values and imperatives of commercial enterprise. Current education and practice need to evolve to ensure that the discipline of design meets sustainability drivers and equips students, teachers and professionals for the near-future. New approaches, methods and tools are urgently required as sustainability expands the context for design and what it means to be a 'designer'. Design activists, who comprise a diverse range of designers, teachers and other actors, are setting new ambitions for design. They seek to fundamentally challenge how, where and when design can catalyse positive impacts to address sustainability. They are also challenging who can utilise the power of the design process. To date, examination of contemporary and emergent design activism is poorly represented in the literature. This book will provide a rigorous exploration of design activism that will re-vitalise the design debate and provide a solid platform for students, teachers, design professionals and other disciplines interested in transformative (design) activism. Design Activism provides a comprehensive study of contemporary and emergent design activism. This activism has a dual aim - to make positive impacts towards more sustainable ways of living and working; and to challenge and reinvigorate design praxis,. It will collate, synthesise and analyse design activist approaches, processes, methods, tools and inspirational examples/outcomes from disparate sources and, in doing so, will create a specific canon of work to illuminate contemporary design discourse. Design Activism reveals the power of design for positive social and environmental change, design with a central activist role in the sustainability challenge. Inspired by past design activists and set against the context of global-local tensions, expressions of design activism are mapped. The nature of contemporary design activism is explored, from individual/collective action to the infrastructure that supports it generating powerful participatory design approaches, a diverse toolbox and inspirational outcomes. This is design as a political and social act, design to enable adaptive societal capacity for co-futuring.Trade Review'A kind of bible for eco-designers.' Treehugger 'A must-read for all architecture students and professionals ... A key resource, packed full of graphical diagrams, figures and references ... this book is a real achievement that revitalises the 'sustainable' design debate.' RESET 'This important book rouses the latent activist in us all, to reanimate design discourse with the properties of social, economic and environmental revolution ... and not a moment too soon.' Dr Jonathan Chapman, Course Leader MA Sustainable Design, University of Brighton 'We admire gymnasts for making difficult tasks look easy. And we enjoy watching acrobats make easy tasks look difficult. In making this important - and difficult - topic so accessible, Alastair has succeeded twice. This is a wonderful toyshop.' Prof. John Wood, Goldsmiths, University of London 'Having once predicted that design will be the new paradigm for saving the planet in the 21st Century, I am immensely pleased to recommend Design Activism.' Janis Birkeland, Professor of Architecture, Queensland University of Technology and author of Design for Sustainability and Positive Development 'The author of the Eco-Design Handbook (2004) has yet again created a kind of bible for eco-designers. This book helps everyone to become a better (or good!) designer.' Treehugger 'This fascinating series of essays looks at how activism through design can help create positive social and environmental change. Part history book, part design catalogue, part toolbox, this book arrives at a crucial moment in our history where we all need creative minds to work on sustainable solutions for our future.' Leonora Oppenheim 'Design Activism's main strength is its wide-ranging nature, and this is frequetly a benefit of Fuad-Luke's work...I recommend Design Activism as a useful overview of activism within design culture. The book covers a valuable range of conceptual and case material and represents an important step on the way to rethinking design practice.' Ann Thorpe, Design Activism blog 'This pedagogical book provides a historic and topical overview of design and activism, together with examples, toolkits (virtual and material) and lots of useful references for design activism.' Judith Ryser, Urban DesignTable of ContentsPreface 1. Scoping the Territory: Design, Activism and Sustainability 2. Past Lessons: A Short History of Design in Activist Mode, 1750 to 2000 3. Global-Local Tensions: Key Drivers for Design Activism in an Unsustainable World 4. Contemporary Expressions: Design Activism, 2000 Onwards 5. Designing Together: The Power of 'We Think', 'We Design', 'We Make' 6. Activist Frameworks & Tools: Nodes, Networks & Technology, Tools 7. Adaptive Capacity: Design as a Societal Strategy for Designing 'Now' and 'Co-futuring' 8. Appendices 9. Notes 10. Bibliography 11. Index
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Ecology of Building Materials
Book SynopsisThe Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. It provides technical data to enable design and building professionals to choose the most appropriate materials for a project: those that are least polluting, most energy efficient, and from sustainable sources. The book also gives information and guidance on a wide range of issues such as recycling, detailing for increased durability and Life Cycle Analysis.Berge’s book, translated from the Norwegian by Chris Butters and Filip Henley, offers safe and environmentally friendly material options. It provides an essential and easy-to-use reference guide to this complex subject for the building industry professional.New to this edition:• Thorough exploration of building materials in relation to climate change issues• Extensive updating of basic data, as well as the introduction of a wide range of new materials• Methods for recycling and reuse of materials• More information on the interaction between materials and the indoor environment, ventilation and energy use• Full colour text and user-friendly larger formatBjørn Berge is a practicing architect, researcher and lecturer. Since the 1970s, he has written several books on building ecology for the Scandinavian public. He is one of the founders of Gaia Architects who have developed a wide range of pioneering techniques in sustainable building.Trade ReviewFirst edition Silver Award Winner at the Chartered Institute of Buildings Literary Awards, 2001.Table of ContentsPart 1 Eddies and Water-Level Markers: Environmental Profiles and Criteria for Assessment; Chapter 1 Resources; Chapter 2 Pollution; Chapter 3 Local Production and the Human Ecological Aspect; Chapter 4 The Chemical and Physical Properties of Building Materials; Further Reading for Part 1; Part 2 The Flower, Iron and Ocean: Raw Materials and Basic Materials; Chapter 5 Water and Air; Chapter 6 Minerals; Chapter 7 Stone; Chapter 8 Soil Materials; Chapter 9 Fossil Oils; Chapter 10 Plants; Chapter 11 Materials of Animal Origin; Chapter 12 Industrial By-Products; Further Reading for Part 2; Part 3 The Construction of a Sea-Iron-Flower: Building Materials; Chapter 13 Structural Materials; Chapter 14 Climatic Materials; Chapter 15 Surface Materials; Chapter 16 Windows, Doors and Stairs; Chapter 17 Fixings and Connections; Chapter 18 Paint, Varnish, Stain and Wax; Chapter 19 Impregnating Agents, and How to Avoid Them Further Reading for Part 3;
£66.49
Cambridge University Press No Miracles Needed
Book SynopsisTogether, we can solve the climate crisis; eliminating air pollution and safely securing energy supplies for everyone, without relying on 'miracle' technologies. Find out what you can do as an individual, a community or a nation, to improve the health, climate and economic state of our planet.Trade Review'A meticulous primer on achieving a WWS energy transition.' Kirkus Reviews'… the argument is convincing and optimistic. Readers looking to rebut criticism about green energy will find this a great help.' Publishers Weekly'Professor Jacobson eschews expensive pie in the sky technology like carbon capture or nuclear to show us the way out of a multi-layered problem. Pollution, climate catastrophe and energy security can all be addressed with his simple plan. Mark lays it out in an easy-to-read, step-by-step guide that gives hope and helps us all to easily understand that these problems are not insurmountable or even very expensive. We have virtually all we need to move ahead with a cleaner, safer and more secure world starting today. You knowing it will accelerate this necessary transition away from burning things to power our lives. This book is a godsend.' Mark Ruffalo'To those who wrongly insist we lack the tools to decarbonize our economy today, I say: read energy systems expert Mark Jacobson's amazing new book. In No Miracles Needed, Jacobson presents a comprehensive and detailed, yet highly accessible and readable blueprint for the options we have right now to address the climate crisis by taking advantage of existing renewable energy, storage, and smart grid technology combined with electrification of transportation systems, and efficiency measures. Read this book and be informed and engaged to help tackle the defining challenge of our time.' Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and author of The New Climate War'Many people believe or fear that we can't solve the climate crisis, because we just don't have the technologies in hand to do so. This book should lay that fear to rest, once and for all.' Naomi Oreskes, co-author (with Erik M Conway) of The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market'… shows impressively that numerous crises can be killed with one stone, without us having to wait for miracles: the energy, economic, health, and biodiversity crises can be solved by transitioning to a smart and complete supply of renewable energies. Let's not wait for miracles: let's simply implement it as soon as possible. Well worth reading!' Claudia Kemfert, German Institute for Economic Research and Professor of Energy Economics and Energy Policy at Leuphana University'… a highly compelling and accessible book laying out the best path for [our] energy future, one that is achievable with currently available technologies, with no need for some new miraculous breakthrough. This is a must read for all who care about the future of our society and our planet, written by the world's premier thinker on energy futures.' Bob Howarth, Cornell University'… blends science, engineering and history into a readable cornucopia of information … Mark's style is to present approachable depth on dozens of major topics: everything you need to understand, and to join the fight against, the peril of our time.' Anthony R. Ingraffea, Cornell University'Forget future miracle technologies promised by snake oil salespeople. This book offers a practical and real-world solution today. It is a must read for everyone concerned about climate change and air pollution and interested in the transition to a more sustainable all-purpose renewable energy future. It is sure to be one of the most important books that you will read this decade.' Peter Strachan, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University'Mark Jacobson's essential book, No Miracles Needed, offers clean, safe, and efficient solutions for our energy needs in this time of ever-growing climate chaos and disaster … The tools for producing, storing, and transmitting affordable and safe clean energy exist here and now with wind, water, and solar. No miracles are needed. A tireless and brilliant advocate for the environment, Professor Mark Jacobson's voice must be read, heard, and acted upon - now.' Heidi Hutner, Stony Brook University'A masterful yet definitive book on renewable energy technology for those serious about understanding clean energy and how America and the world can transition to clean energy.' John J. Berger, author of Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth'Jacobson's scholarly and analytical book is persuasive' The Economist'In his new book, Mark Jacobson tackles the problems of climate change, air pollution, and energy security head-on, offering a hopeful vision of a future powered by renewable energy sources.' Donald Wright, Yale Climate Connections'Mark Jacobson's new book, greeted with hosannas by some leading environmentalists, is full of good ideas …' Bart Hawkins Kreps, Resilience.orgTable of ContentsForeword; Preface; 1. What problems are we trying to solve?; 2. WWS solutions for electricity generation; 3. WWS solutions for electricity storage; 4. WWS solutions for transportation; 5. WWS solutions for buildings; 6. WWS solutions for industry; 7. Solutions for non-energy emissions; 8. What doesn't work; 9. Electricity grids; 10. Photovoltaics and solar radiation; 11. Onshore and offshore wind energy; 12. Steps in developing 100 percent WWS roadmaps; 13. Keeping the grid stable with 100 percent WWS; 14. Timeline and policies needed to transition; 15. My journey.
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Cambridge University Press Urban Nature
Book SynopsisThis introductory textbook with a global scope provides training for students of geography, sustainability, and urban and environmental studies in transforming cities to meet climate, biodiversity, and sustainability challenges. The authors tell an inspiring story of how nature can help us re-imagine our cities and their futures.
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MIT Press Ltd Our Urban Future
Book SynopsisA practical, comprehensive textbook that uses active learning techniques to teach about the challenges and opportunities associated with urban sustainability.While the problem of urban sustainability has long been a subject of great scholarly interest, there has, until now, been no single source providing a multi-disciplinary, exhaustive view of how it can be effectively taught. Filling this gap, Our Urban Future uses active learning techniques to comprehensively relate the theory of urban sustainability and the what, why, and how of sustainable cities. This practical, pedagogically rich textbook concisely covers all the key subjects of the field, including ecosystem services and transects, the internal design and patterning of urban elements, how cities mitigate and adapt to climate change, and questions of environmental justice. It functions as both an illuminating roadmap and active reference to which any student
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Advanced Building Technologies for Sustainability
Book SynopsisA technology-savvy engineer shows architects and engineers alike practical solutions for implementing advanced building technologies in sustainably designed buildings.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION viii Chapter 1 SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY 1Quality of Life Benefits 7Finite Fossil Fuel Resources 8Greenhouse Gases 10Profits and Savings from Energy Efficiency 11Site-to-Source Effect 12New LEED Version 2009 13Per Capita Energy Consumption 14Building Energy End-Use Splits, People Use Energy 15Carbon Footprint 17Funding Opportunities 19 Chapter 2 RADIANT COOLING 21History 21Introduction 23Why Radiant Cooling? 26Applications 28Radiant Cooling and Historic Preservation 39 Chapter 3 DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION 41History 41Introduction 42Conventional or Mixed-Air Systems 42Difference Between Displacement and Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) 47Applications 48Large Public Spaces (Cafeterias, Dining Halls, Exhibit Spaces) 48 Chapter 4 CHILLED BEAMS 61Principle of Operation and Technology 62Benefits of Chilled Beams 63Types of Chilled Beams 67Chilled Beam Applications 72Chilled Beam Use with Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Applications 78 Chapter 5 UNDERFLOOR AIR DISTRIBUTION (UFAD) 83Validation of UFAD Designs with CFD Analysis 91Impact on Buildings 95Chapter 6 DISPLACEMENT INDUCTION UNITS (DIU) 101Benefits of Displacement Induction Units 103History of Induction Units 106Applications 107 Chapter 7 HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE 115Engaging and Nonengaging Envelopes 116High-Performance Envelope Definition 117Most Common Energy Codes: ANSI and ASHRAE 90.1 118Glazing Characteristics 123How to Exceed the Mandatory Code Performance 128 Chapter 8 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE 145Renewable Energy Storage 146Conventional Air Conditioning Systems 153Nonrenewable Energy Storage 156 Chapter 9 SOLAR ENERGY AND NET-ZERO BUILDINGS 163Net-Zero Step 1: Harvesting Solar Energy 166Solar Energy in Net-Zero Buildings 177Net-Zero Step 2: Improve Energy Efficiency of the Building and Its Mechanical and Electrical Systems 181Net-Zero Step 3: Reduce Consumption 183 Chapter 10 GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS 185Introduction 185Geothermal Heat Pumps 190Types of Heat Pumps 198 Chapter 11 COGENERATION 205Other Applications of Cogeneration 207Cogeneration Technologies 211Micro-Cogeneration or Combined Heat and Power (Micro-CHP) 221 Chapter 12 DATA CENTER SUSTAINABILITY 223History of Data Centers 2242011: Top Ten Trends in Data Centers 225Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) 226Technologies That Can Benefit Data Center Efficiency 230Office Building Applications 234Air Management in the Data Center 237 INDEX 239
£76.90
University of Chicago Press Missouri Botanical Garden Climatron A Celebration of 50 Years
£15.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Green Roofs
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Green Homes
Book SynopsisBuilding a green home or redesigning an existing home to be green is more than energy efficiency and preservation of natural resources. It is about integrating cost-effective design and materials to better the well being of inhabitants. Explore the many ways architects have achieved sustainability, incorporating commonsense strategies of solar orientation, natural ventilation, recycling of household water, and making use of cutting-edge materials and building technologies such as earth sheltering, thermal mass, super insulation, geothermal heating and cooling, and photovoltaic electrical generation all without compromising their aesthetic goals. Here are more than 50 green homes in North America, shown in 400 color photographs. Many have won major awards; others have been the subject of media attention and tours. This book will help the homeowner, builder, and architect design homes that are more energy efficient, reduce consumption and emissions, and incorporate sustainable mater
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Passive Solar Primer Sustainable Architecture
Book SynopsisArchitect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution of solar design throughout the world. His years of exploration are distilled in this comprehensive book, which provides simple graphics and language to illuminate concepts including greenhouse effect, heat storage, surface-to-volume ratio, ventilation, and cooling.. Tips, rules-of-thumb, regional characteristics, and many other considerations are presented to help readers, from initial site selection to visionary design. Written for architects, designers, and others who seek to tap the free resources offered by earth and sun, this invaluable tool will help reduce dependence on outside energy sources. You will be inspired.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd LEEDING the Way
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Urban Land Institute,U.S. Agrihoods Cultivating Best Practices
Book SynopsisInspired by a growing body of evidence that developments centered on working farms can have a positive effect on human health, environmental sustainability, and real estate performance, this book identifies strategies to aid developers in creating and operating single-family, multifamily, or mixed-use communities built with a farm as a focus.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1IntroductionThe Growing Trend of AgrihoodsTrends in Food andReal EstateAgrihood Features CHAPTER 2Best PracticesPlanning, Development, andOperationsSummary of Best PracticesLandFoodFinanceProgrammingCommunicationsHousing and DesignPeoplePartnershipsCHAPTER 3Further ConsiderationsPublic Sector GuidelinesFrequently Asked QuestionsGrowing the FieldNotes and Acknowledgments
£14.95
Urban Land Institute,U.S. Blind Spots
Book SynopsisExamines unhealthy corridors, including their prevalence and location, the conditions they share, and the impact they have on people's lives. The book also explores the land use and transportation decisions that give rise to and perpetuate their existence, as well as opportunities to use policy and practice to shape them into something better.
£12.95
MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) Architecture and Action
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Sustainable Residential Interiors
Book SynopsisAs college campuses and workplaces turn their attention to minimizing carbon footprints, sustainable design is an increasingly fashionable aspect of interior design and architecture. Sustainable Residential Interiors focuses on implementing ?Green? design practices and technologies that improve indoor environmental quality.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii CHAPTER 1 Why Be Sustainable? 1 What Are Green Buildings? 3 Conclusion 32 Resources 32 CHAPTER 2 Inspiring Stories 33 CHAPTER 3 Inspiring Projects 53 CHAPTER 4 Healthy Interiors 81 Green Building Framework 82 Why Health Matters 86 Safety and Well-Being 102 Healthy, High-Performing Strategies 106 Team Integration 118 Benefits 119 Next Steps 122 Resources 122 CHAPTER 5 Greening Projects 125 Getting Started on a Green Project 126 Integrated Design Approach and Criteria 131 Interior Designer’s Role 133 Jobsite Measures 135 Client’s Role and Responsibilities 138 Green Builder Programs 140 Green Building Cost Considerations 141 Resources 143 CHAPTER 6 Greening Specifications 145 Product Criteria 147 Vetting Products 162 Materials Safety Data Sheets 163 Questions for Manufacturers and Suppliers 167 In Summary 186 Resources 187 CHAPTER 7 Green Building Rating Systems 189 National and International Programs 191 Regional Programs 207 Frameworks and Guidelines 208 Holistic Communities 209 Tools and Resources 210 Resource 210 CHAPTER 8 Certifications and Standards 211 What Are Green Certifications and Standards and Why Are They Important? 211 Certification Resources 214 Indoor Environmental Quality 217 Life-Cycle Assessment 220 Carbon Footprint 223 Compostable 224 Certifications and Standards by Category/Material Type 224 Resources 239 CHAPTER 9 Concrete 241 Where Does It Come From? 245 Installation 245 Maintenance 249 Where Does It Go? 249 Spec List 250 Resources 250 CHAPTER 10 Masonry 251 Where Does It Come From? 255 Installation 255 Maintenance 257 Where Does It Go? 257 Spec List 257 Resources 258 CHAPTER 11 Metals 259 Where Does It Come From? 264 Installation 264 Maintenance 265 Where Does It Go? 266 Spec List 266 Resources 266 CHAPTER 12 Wood and Composites 267 Sustainable Wood Choices 269 Where Does It Come From? 279 Installation 280 Maintenance 282 Where Does It Go? 282 Spec List 283 Biobased Composites (Wood Alternatives) 284 Where Does It Come From? 287 Installation 287 Maintenance 287 Where Does It Go? 288 Spec List 288 Resources 288 CHAPTER 13 Openings: Doors and Windows 289 Interior Doors 291 Where Does It Come From? 292 Installation 292 Maintenance 292 Where Does It Go? 293 Spec List 293 Windows and Exterior Doors 293 Where Does It Come From? 297 Installation 298 Maintenance 298 Where Does It Go? 298 Spec List 298 Hardware 299 Where Does It Come From? 300 Where Does It Go? 300 Spec List 300 Resources 300 CHAPTER 14 Finishes 301 Plaster and Gypsum Board 302 Gypsum Plaster 303 Where Does It Come From? 304 Installation 304 Maintenance 305 Where Does It Go? 306 Resource 306 Spec List 306 Portland Cement Plaster 307 Lime Plaster 307 Where Does It Come From? 308 Installation 308 Maintenance 308 Where Does It Go? 309 Spec List 309 Resource 309 Venetian Plaster 310 Where Does It Come From? 310 Installation 310 Maintenance 310 Where Does It Go? 310 Spec List 310 Resource 311 Earthen Plaster 311 Where Does It Come From? 311 Installation 312 Maintenance 313 Where Does It Go? 313 Spec List 313 Resource 313 Gypsum Board: Drywall, Wallboard 313 Where Does It Come From? 315 Installation 317 Maintenance 317 Where Does It Go? 318 Spec List 318 Resources 319 Tile 319 Where Does It Come From? 323 Installation 324 Maintenance 325 Where Does It Go? 326 Spec List 327 Resources 327 Flooring 328 Bamboo Flooring 328 Where Does It Come From? 329 Installation 330 Maintenance 331 Where Does It Go? 331 Spec List 332 Resource 333 Leather Flooring 333 Installation 333 Maintenance 334 Where Does It Go? 334 Spec List 334 Cork Flooring 334 Where Does It Come From? 337 Installation 337 Maintenance 338 Where Does It Go? 338 Spec List 338 Resources 339 Biocomposite Flooring 339 Where Does It Come From? 342 Installation 342 Maintenance 343 Where Does It Go? 343 Spec List 343 Wood Flooring 343 Where Does It Come From? 346 Installation 347 Maintenance 348 Where Does It Go? 349 Spec List 349 Resources 350 Linoleum 350 Where Does It Come From? 351 Installation 351 Maintenance 352 Where Does It Go? 352 Spec List 352 “Rubber” Flooring 353 Where Does It Come From? 353 Where Does It Go? 353 Spec List 353 Resource 354 Concrete Flooring 354 Terrazzo 354 Where Does It Come From? 355 Installation 355 Maintenance 356 Where Does It Go? 356 Spec List 356 Resources 357 Carpet 357 Where Does It Come From? 360 Installation 361 Maintenance 361 Where Does It Go? 361 Spec List 362 Resources 363 Wall Treatments 363 Installation 367 Maintenance 368 Where Does It Go? 368 Spec List 368 Paint and Coatings 369 Casein or Milk Paint 373 Where Does It Come From? 374 Installation 374 Maintenance 375 Where Does It Go? 375 Spec List 375 Silicate Dispersion Paint 375 Where Does It Come From? 376 Installation 376 Maintenance 376 Where Does It Go? 377 Spec List 377 “Natural” or “Organic” Paints 377 Where Does It Come From? 379 Installation 379 Maintenance 379 Where Does It Go? 380 Spec List 380 Conventional Paint 380 Where Does It Come From? 385 Installation 386 Maintenance 387 Where Does It Go? 388 Spec List 388 Resources 389 Overview: Stains, Finishes, and Adhesives 389 Stains, Colorants, and Tints 390 Finishes, Sealants, and Topcoats 390 Adhesives and Glues 391 Spec List 392 Resources 392 CHAPTER 15 Specialties 393 Shower Enclosures 394 Where Does It Come From? 394 Where Does It Go? 394 Installation 395 Maintenance 395 Spec List 395 Closets and Shelving 395 Fireplaces and Stoves 395 Where Does It Come From? 399 Installation 399 Maintenance 400 Where Does It Go? 400 Spec List 401 Resources 401 CHAPTER 16 Equipment: Appliances and Office Equipment 403 Appliances 404 Where Does It Come From? 414 Installation 415 Maintenance 415 Where Does It Go? 416 Spec List 417 Computers, Printers, and Office Equipment 417 Where Does It Come From? 420 Maintenance 420 Where Does It Go? 420 Spec List 421 Resources 421 CHAPTER 17 Mechanical: Plumbing 423 Toilets, Urinals, and Bidets 425 Lavatories and Sinks 428 Showers and Tubs 429 Fittings 430 Graywater 431 Where Does It Come From? 432 Installation 432 Maintenance 432 Where Does It Go? 434 Spec List 434 Resources 434 CHAPTER 18 Electrical: Lighting and Light Fixtures 435 Types of Bulbs 438 Bulb Efficacy 443 Lighting Controls 443 Fixtures 444 Where Does It Come From? 444 Installation 445 Maintenance 446 Where Does It Go? 446 Spec List 447 Resources 447 CHAPTER 19 Furnishings 449 Countertops 450 Concrete Countertops 451 Where Does It Come From? 451 Installation 452 Maintenance 452 Where Does It Go? 452 Spec List 453 Resources 453 Stone Countertops 453 Where Does It Come From? 454 Installation 454 Maintenance 456 Where Does It Go? 456 Spec List 456 Resources 456 Metal Countertops 457 Where Does It Come From? 458 Installation 458 Maintenance 458 Where Does It Go? 459 Spec List 459 Resources 460 Wood Countertops 460 Where Does It Come From? 461 Installation 461 Maintenance 461 Where Does It Go? 461 Spec List 461 Resources 462 Ceramic Tile Countertops 462 Where Does It Come From? 463 Installation 463 Maintenance 464 Where Does It Go? 464 Spec List 464 Resources 465 Glass and Glass Tile Countertops 465 Where Does It Come From? 465 Installation 465 Maintenance 466 Where Does It Go? 467 Spec List 467 Solid Surface, Composite, and Laminate Countertops 467 Where Does It Come From? 469 Installation 469 Maintenance 470 Where Does It Go? 470 Spec List 470 Linoleum Countertops 470 Where Does It Come From? 471 Installation 472 Maintenance 472 Where Does It Go? 472 Spec List 472 Cabinetry 472 Where Does It Come From? 477 Installation 478 Maintenance 479 Where Does It Go? 479 Spec List 479 Resources 480 Textiles 481 Where Does It Come From? 495 Maintenance 496 Where Does It Go? 496 Spec List 497 Resources 498 Case Pieces 499 Where Does It Come From? 505 Installation 505 Maintenance 506 Where Does It Go? 507 Spec List 507 Resources 508 Upholstery 508 Where Does It Come From? 512 Installation 514 Maintenance 514 Where Does It Go? 515 Spec List 515 Resources 515 Lighting 515 Where Does It Come From? 517 Maintenance 517 Where Does It Go? 517 Spec List 517 Resources 518 Mattresses and Bedding 518 Where Does It Come From? 526 Maintenance 526 Where Does It Go? 526 Spec List 527 Resources 527 Area Rugs 528 Where Does It Come From? 530 Maintenance 530 Where Does It Go? 530 Spec List 531 Resources 531 Window Treatments 531 Where Does It Come From? 535 Maintenance 535 Where Does It Go? 535 Spec List 535 Resource 536 Accessories and Art 536 Where Does It Come From? 540 Installation and Maintenance 540 Where Does It Go? 541 Spec List 542 CHAPTER 20 Green Business Development 543 Relationship Building 544 Networking 546 Target Markets 550 Market Differentiation 551 Innovation Benefits 552 Strategic Action Plan 552 Outreach 553 Sharing Successful Projects 555 Cost Considerations 556 Value Bonding 557 Resources 560 CHAPTER 21 Sustaining Life 561 Questioning the Status Quo 562 Purposeful Living 566 Inspirational Mentors 567 Next Steps 570 CHAPTER 22 What’s Next? 573 Abundance 574 Building Science 577 Education 578 Future Generations 584 Health 590 High Performance 597 Restorative 607 Regenerative 609 Resilency 615 Technology 616 Transparency 618 Conclusion 621 Resources 623 Websites 623 Recommended Reading 635 Glossary 639 Index 655
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Building Urban Resilience through Change of Use
Book SynopsisDescribes all aspects of sustainable conversion adaptation of existing buildings and provides solutions for making urban settlements resilient to climate change This comprehensive book explores the potential to change the character of cities with residential conversion of office space in order to withstand the negative effects of climate change. It investigates the nature and extent of sustainable conversion in a number of global cities, as well as the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal drivers and barriers to successful conversion. The book also identifies the key lessons learned through international comparisons with cases in the UK, US, Australia, and the Netherlands. Building Urban Resilience Through Change of Use covers the benefits and aspects of sustainable conversion adaptation through the whole lifecycle from inception, planning, and design, to procurement, construction, and management and operational issues. It illustrates and quantifies, Table of ContentsAbout the Editors ix Contributor Biographies xi Acknowledgements xv Foreword: Resilience as a ‘Lens’ for Driving the Adaptive Capacity of Cities xvii Chapter 1 The Context for Building Resilience through Sustainable Change of Use Adaptation 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Scale of the Problem: From City to Building Scale 4 1.3 Definitions of Key Terms 6 1.4 Background and Scope 8 1.5 The Notion of Urban Resilience 9 1.6 Synopsis 13 1.7 Summary 17 References 18 Chapter 2 Precinct]scale Innovation and the Sharing Paradigm 21 2.1 Introduction 21 2.2 The Emergence of the Sharing Paradigm 24 2.3 Potential Benefits of the Sharing Paradigm for Cities and Precincts 25 2.4 How Building and Land Conversions Could Help Enable the Sharing Paradigm 27 2.5 Conclusions: Sharing the City 35 References 36 Chapter 3 Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment: The Case of Office Conversions in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 39 3.1 Introduction 39 3.2 Conceptual Planning Policy Instruments 41 3.3 Planning Policy Instruments in Rotterdam 46 3.4 Classifying and Evaluating Policy Instruments in Rotterdam 51 3.5 Conclusions 54 References 54 Chapter 4 Adaptation and Demolition in a Masterplan Context 57 4.1 Introduction 57 4.2 Literature Review 58 4.3 Methodology 64 4.4 Analysis 67 4.5 Conclusion 75 4.6 Planned Continuation of Research 77 References 78 Chapter 5 Sustainable Design and Building Conversion 83 5.1 Introduction 83 5.2 Durability: Measuring ‘Long Life’ 85 5.3 Adaptability: Measuring ‘Loose Fit’ 86 5.4 Sustainability: Measuring ‘Low Energy’ 88 5.5 Case Studies 89 5.6 A Framework for Evaluation of Urban Renewal Projects 91 5.7 The Application and Implications of Life Cycle Costing 99 5.8 Conclusion: Implications for Future Practice 100 References 102 Chapter 6 Top]up: Urban Resilience through Additions to the Tops of City Buildings 105 6.1 Introduction 105 6.2 Top]up Context 105 6.3 Top]up Typology 108 6.4 Top]up and Heritage 109 6.5 Case Studies 111 6.6 Urban Resilience 115 6.7 Conclusion 118 References 118 Chapter 7 Conversion Potential Assessment Tool 121 7.1 Introduction: Why Adaptive Reuse? 121 7.2 Opportunities and Risks 122 7.3. Conversion Meter 126 7.4 Conversion Meter Case Studies 142 7.5 Lessons Learned from Case Studies 143 7.6 Concluding Remarks 148 7.7 Next Steps 148 References 149 Chapter 8 Rating Tools, Resilience and Sustainable Change of Use Adaptations 153 8.1 Introduction 153 8.2 Sustainability in Building Adaptation: Drivers and Barriers 154 8.3 Leading Rating Tools and Conversion Adaptation 156 8.4 Resilience Challenges 168 8.5 Conclusions 171 References 172 Chapter 9 Conclusions on Building Resilience through Change of Use Adaptation: A Manifesto for the Future 175 9.1 Introduction 175 9.2 Overview of Resilience Issues, Sustainability and Change of Use Adaptation 175 9.3 Qualities of Resilient Systems in the Context of Conversion Adaptation 182 9.4 Resilience and Sustainable Conversion Adaptation 183 9.5 The Manifesto for Sustainable and Resilient Conversion Adaptation 184 9.6 Moving Forward 185 9.7 Conclusions 186 References 187 Appendix 9.A Checklists for Building Resilient Cities though Sustainable Change of Use 188 Index 193
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University of Minnesota Press Modernism's Visible Hand: Architecture and
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of the confluence of regulatory thinking and building design in the United States What is the origin of “room temperature”? When did food become considered fresh or not fresh? Why do we think management makes things more efficient? The answers to these questions share a history with architecture and regulation at the turn of the twentieth century. This pioneering technological and architectural history of environmental control systems during the Gilded Age begins with the premise that regulation—of temperature, the economy, even the freshness of food—can be found in the guts of buildings. From cold storage and scientific laboratories to factories, these infrastructures first organized life in a way we now call “modern.”Drawing on a range of previously unexplored archival resources, Michael Osman examines the increasing role of environmental technologies in building design from the late nineteenth century. He shows how architects appropriated and subsumed the work of engineers as thermostats, air handlers, and refrigeration proliferated. He argues that this change was closely connected to broader cultural and economic trends in management and the regulation of risk. The transformation shaped the evolution of architectural modernism and the development of the building as a machine. Rather than assume the preexisting natural order of things, participants in regulation—including architects, scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, managers, economists, government employees, and domestic reformers—became entangled in managing the errors, crises, and risks stemming from the nation’s unprecedented growth.Modernism’s Visible Hand not only broadens our conception of how industrial capitalism shaped the built environment but is also vital to understanding the role of design in dealing with ecological crises today. Trade Review"Michael Osman weaves a complex web of interaction between architecture, science, and technology, as well as between architecture, business, and management. Modernism's Visible Hand is not only brilliant, it is also path-breaking."—Antoine Picon, author of Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence"Michael Osman takes us on an extraordinary journey through turn-of-the-twentieth-century modern American life, travelling from temperature-controlled homes and cold-storage warehouses, to Pennsylvania's factories and Indiana's sand dunes. This engrossing, brilliant book is an altogether new look at American architecture, technology, and everyday life; it will be of immense value to readers interested in all these subjects."—Daniel M. Abramson, author of Obsolescence: An Architectural HistoryTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Thermostatic Interior and Household Management2. Cold Storage and the Speculative Market of Preserved Assets3. Representing Regulation in Nature’s Economy4. Imaging Brainwork5. Regulation through Paperwork in Architectural PracticeConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. Green Design: Creative Sustainable Designs for
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Taunton Press Inc Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-scale
Book SynopsisThis title explains an alternative living arrangement that provides shelter and security, convenience, comfort and meaning. The author (and architect) describes existing pocket neighbourhoods and provides inspiration for new ones. This title is suitable for architects and homeowners who crave a greater sense of community where they live. The typical American neighbourhood is impersonal, made up of large houses on large lots, with large garages whose remote openers provide residents instant access inside. There's never any need to see or be seen! The good news is that a growing number of homeowners are saying they want more. Pocket neighbourhoods are alternative living arrangements that provide shelter and security, convenience, comfort and meaning. In a typical pocket neighbourhood, parking is intentionally separated from houses, which surround a landscaped common area. Homeowners walk to their doors, past the neighbours they might otherwise never know. This book by architect and author Ross Chapin describes existing pocket neighbourhoods and co-housing communities and provides inspiration for creating new ones.
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Princeton Architectural Press Good Energy: Renewable Power and the Design of
Book SynopsisGood Energy delivers a declaration that renewable energy can be beautiful, affordable, and easy to implement. Jared Green highlights 35 case studies from around the world, featuring a wide array of designs and building types that achieve good energy, good design, and excellent cost-efficiency. Single-family homes, townhouses, community spaces, schools, offices, and even power plants demonstrate that relying on solar, wind, and geothermal energy doesn't have to cost more. Each inspiring design harmonizes nature, technology, and democratic space and shows that renewable energy can be appealing and accessible to everyone. An interview with Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering and cofounder of the Solutions Project, discusses pathways to 100-percent renewable energy around the globe through good design.
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Thames & Hudson Reclaimed
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Actar Publishers XXL-XS: New Directions in Ecological Design
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Apollo Publishers The Outdoor Citizen: Get Out, Give Back, Get
Book SynopsisFrom world-renowned environmentalist John Judge comes an astoundingly comprehensive plan to save our planet, make the outdoors the epicenter of our communities, and commit to an active outdoor lifestyle. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the term “Outdoor Citizen” as he delivers an urgent call to action and a remarkably persuasive argument for why we must all become citizens of the natural world, reconnecting with life's most essential foundation, nature, and defending it, embracing it, and advocating for it.Judge, an international leader in conservation stewardship, covers such topics as how to turn our cities into Outdoor Cities, with a wide range of green spaces, outdoor recreation activities, eco-friendly transportation, and sustainable food sources; how to globally transition to green energy sources; what environmental policies must be implemented and how to enact them; and how to fund a sustainable economy.At a time when we are facing an unprecedented climate crisis, the continued use of carbon emissions will lead to devastating, irreversible effects on the earth. This unique and riveting volume, brimming with expert advice and case studies, is unparalleled—a game-changer for saving our planet and an entry point into a world of healthier and happier people.Trade Review“In this compelling and necessary book, John Judge offers a bold new model for environmental policy and action beginning with the truth that a personal connection with the outdoors is the first step toward preserving it. The Outdoor Citizen is a visionary blueprint for how individuals, communities, and, indeed, our entire civilization must act to become outdoor-centric in an epoch defined by both climate change and miraculous technological promise.” —Joseph E. Aoun, President of Northeastern University"With the extraordinary experience as president of America's oldest conservation and outdoors organization, John Judge maps out a new framework for global outdoor citizenship, a vision for conservation coupled with an appreciation for an active outdoor lifestyle. As a company founded to help people explore wild places and an early leader in how to be a socially and environmentally responsible business, Patagonia believes there is a sense of urgency—today more than ever—for all of us to be champions for the outdoors and our home planet." —Rose Marcario, President and CEO of Patagonia “The Outdoor Citizen sets forth a framework for all of us to participate in the fun of the outdoors, while embracing a responsibility to conservation stewardship. As the chief executive of America's oldest conservation organization, the Appalachian Mountain Club, John understands firsthand the power of nature to transform our lives through deeper outdoor recreational and conservation experiences.” —Steve Smith, CEO of L.L. Bean"Since 2013, Outdoor Afro has been working alongside the Appalachian Mountain Club with a shared mission to train the next generation of outdoor leaders and Outdoor Citizens. John Judge's efforts have prioritized making the outdoors accessible to all, which has included expanding leadership training and outdoor skills learning; building hundreds of miles of trails in underserved areas; and establishing outdoor centers and nature-based programs in urban areas." —Rue Mapp, Founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro“John Judge is uniquely qualified to outline a vision for the next generation of Outdoor Citizens. The legendary activists of the 60s and 70s made incredible progress in turning the tide of profit vs. conservation, but those victories are ancient history now and we are waiting for the next generation of heroes to emerge. The Outdoor Citizen makes a strong case for how that can happen.” —Dan Nordstrom, Owner and CEO of Outdoor Research“This compelling call to action . . . is a well-researched, exceptionally detailed blueprint for saving the planet. If even a tenth of what he recommends comes to fruition, the world would be a better place.” —Appalachia JournalTable of ContentsEmbarking on an Outdoor Journey The Outdoor City Fitness and Food Changing Our Energy Model The Next Ecology and Digital Ecosystems Outdoor Policy and the Outdoor Economy Funding the Outdoor City The Outdoor Global Economy Afterword: Stepping Up, Stepping Out Notes AMC Photo Archives Acknowledgments
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