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Nico Larco - The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook - 9781138945692 - V9781138945692
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The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook

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Description for The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook paperback. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMV; AMVD; JFSG; RGC; RPC; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .

The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook gathers the best sustainability practices and latest research from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, development, ecology, and environmental engineering and presents them in a graphically rich and accessible format that can help guide urban design decisions in cities of all sizes.

The book presents a comprehensive framework that organizes more than 50 elements of sustainable urban design under five main topics–Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas, Water, Ecology & Habitat, Energy Use & Production, and Equity & Health–and relative to four project scales: Region & City, District & Neighborhood, Block & Street, and Project & ... Read more

Easy to use and reference, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook provides both an in-depth introduction to topics across sustainable urban design and serves as an on-going reference for anyone involved in the creation of sustainable urban environments. This resource will be useful to design and planning professionals, community members, students, and elected officials in guiding decisions about our sustainable future.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
439
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138945692
SKU
V9781138945692
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Nico Larco
Nico Larco, AIA, is an urban designer, architect, and Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Oregon where he is the Director of the Urbanism Next Center and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute. He leads ELEMENT/Urban Design, a design and consulting firm. Kaarin Knudson, AIA, is a civic leader, architect, and educator with more than ... Read more

Reviews for The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook
"For the past twenty years, we have seen how sustainable design can be addressed through nature-based systems and solutions. With climate change and resilience as critical concerns, we need to push these boundaries with our design interventions. Resources like The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook can help all disciplines to do that." Margot Long, BCSLA FCSLA ASLA, Principal, PWL Partnership Landscape ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook


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