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Book SynopsisThis book emphasizes new ways of designing for a sustainable city and urban environment. From several angles the future of our urbanism is illuminated. From a philosophical point of view, the city is seen as an organism, following complex ecosystemic principles, shining light on indigenous perspectives to become beneficial for sustainable design and core questions are asked whether current architectural practice is really sustainable. Simultaneously concrete practices are presented for cities in transformation, focusing on green infrastructure, smart city principles and health.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Designing the Sustainable City
Rob Roggema
Chapter 2 The Role of Indigenous Paradigms and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Modern Humanity’s Sustainability Quest - Future foundations from past knowledge
Chels.A. Marshall
Chapter 3 Born, not made: designing the productive city
Greg Keeffe, Rob Roggema
Chapter 4 A new model for place development – bringing together regenerative and placemaking processes
Cristina Hernandez-Santin, Dominique Hes, Tanja Beer, Lewis Lo
Chapter 5 The key role of systems thinking in sustainable architecture
Luke Middleton
Chapter 6 Liveable Green Cities; integrating climate adaptive solutions and circular economy into the built environment
Martin Knuijt
Chapter 7 Post-earthquake recovery in Nepal: A study and analysis of post disaster perception and needs for housing recovery after 2015 earthquake
Rupesh Shrestha, Alexander Fekete, Simone Sandholz
Chapter 8 Tackling urban open space encroachment in a South African township: an exploratory study
Lindelwa Sinxadi, Maléne Campbell
Chapter 9 The role of smart city initiatives in driving partnerships: A case study of the Smart Social Spaces Project, Sydney Australia
Homa Rahmat, Nancy Marshall, Christine Steinmetz, Miles Park, Christian Tietz, Kate Bishop, Susan Thompson, Linda Corkery
Chapter 10 Fostering successful smart campus transitions through consensus-building: a university of technology case study
Alfred B. Ngowi, Bankole O. Awuzie
Chapter 11 The role of landscape architectural designers in landscape construction health and safety
John Smallwood
Chapter 12 Sustainability, ReciproCity, Radicality
Rob Roggema
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