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Urban Ecological Design
Palazzo, Danilo; Steiner, Frederick
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Description for Urban Ecological Design
Paperback. Outlines a tested interdisciplinary 'process model' for urban design. This title explains how to design a specific city precinct or public space, but to describe useful steps to approach the transformation of urban spaces. It illustrates the different stages in which the process is organized, using theories, techniques, images, and case studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 758.
This trailblazing book outlines a tested interdisciplinary "process model" for urban design. Its goal is not to explain how to design a specific city precinct or public space, but to describe useful steps to approach the transformation of urban spaces. "Urban Ecological Design" illustrates the different stages in which the process is organized, using theories, techniques, images, and case studies. The authors believe that environmental concerns demand that ecological and sustainability issues are addressed in urban design. It is, after all, the urban designer who helps to orchestrate human relationships with other living organisms in the built environment. The overall ... Read more
This trailblazing book outlines a tested interdisciplinary "process model" for urban design. Its goal is not to explain how to design a specific city precinct or public space, but to describe useful steps to approach the transformation of urban spaces. "Urban Ecological Design" illustrates the different stages in which the process is organized, using theories, techniques, images, and case studies. The authors believe that environmental concerns demand that ecological and sustainability issues are addressed in urban design. It is, after all, the urban designer who helps to orchestrate human relationships with other living organisms in the built environment. The overall ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781597268295
SKU
V9781597268295
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Palazzo, Danilo; Steiner, Frederick
Danilo Palazzo is Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He has been a guest lecturer at universities around the world. Frederick Steiner is the Dean of the school of architecture at the University of Texas at Austin and author of numerous books on landscape architecture, design, and planning.
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