High-Rise Living in Asian Cities
. Ed(S): Yuen, Belinda; Yeh, Anthony Gar-On
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hardcover. The majority of the population of Hong Kong and Singapore live in a high-rise building. This book looks at these two cities to understand the advantages and concerns of high-rise living. It presents key points and lessons. Editor(s): Yuen, Belinda; Yeh, Anthony Gar-on. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCH; AMKD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
This book is intended to fill a knowledge gap in the study of contemporary high-rise living. While there has been much documentation on the engineering and technological aspects of tall buildings, relatively little has been written about the social and livability of high-rise. Much less is written about Asian cities even though Asia is the current hotbed of high-rise development.
Even though traditional discourse of high-rise housing is not always positive, new forces are redefining its place in 21st century urbanity. Many cities around the world are reembracing high-rise in urban agenda under current narrative of sustainable development. High-rise is fast ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048197378
SKU
V9789048197378
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