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The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods: Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities
Harrison Fraker
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Paperback. How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both liveable and sustainable? This title provides an evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighbourhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied. Num Pages: 280 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; RNU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 251 x 13. Weight in Grams: 706.
How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both liveable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if you succeeded? Harrison Fraker goes beyond abstract principles to provide a clear, in-depth evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighbourhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied. Using concrete performance data to gauge successes and failures, he presents a holistic model based on best practices. The four case studies are: Bo01 in Malmo and Hammarby in Stockholm, Sweden and Kronsberg in Hannover and Vauban in Freiberg, Germany. ... Read more
How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both liveable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if you succeeded? Harrison Fraker goes beyond abstract principles to provide a clear, in-depth evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighbourhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied. Using concrete performance data to gauge successes and failures, he presents a holistic model based on best practices. The four case studies are: Bo01 in Malmo and Hammarby in Stockholm, Sweden and Kronsberg in Hannover and Vauban in Freiberg, Germany. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
705g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610914086
SKU
V9781610914086
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Ref
99-15
About Harrison Fraker
Harrison S. Fraker is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, and former Dean of the School of Architecture, at the University of California, Berkeley.
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