Ecological urban architecture : qualitative approaches to sustainability /

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Author / Creator:	Schröpfer, Thomas, author.
Imprint:	Basel : Birkhauser Architecture, [2012] ©2012
Description:	1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (chiefly color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Sustainable architecture -- Designs and plans. Urban ecology (Sociology) Ecological houses -- Designs and plans. Building materials -- Environmental aspects. City planning -- Environmental aspects. Sustainability. Architecture, Modern -- 21st century. Architecture, Modern. Building materials -- Environmental aspects. City planning -- Environmental aspects. Ecological houses. Sustainability. Sustainable architecture. Urban ecology (Sociology) Electronic books. Architectural drawings. Architectural drawings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11192813

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ISBN:	9783034611756 3034611757 9783034608008 3034608004
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	The goal of advancing eco cities often remains confined to political or technological issues. This book establishes a focus on architectural and infrastructural design approaches to sustainable urban development. Taking as a basis the critical assessment of the five prototypical eco cities of Vauban/Freiburg, solarCity/Linz, Valdespartera, Sarriguren/Pamplona und Bo01/Malmø., the book identifies fields in which architectural and urban designers can use their creative skills and methods to achieve sustainable results on the urban scale. The themes of Materialize, Mobilize, Simulate and Transfor.
Other form:	Print version: 9783034608008

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