Regreening the Built Environment: Nature, Green Space and Sustainability
Autor Michael A. Richardsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 iun 2017
In the past, infrastructure and green or park spaces have been regarded as two opposing factors and placed in conflict with one another through irresponsible patterns of development. This book attempts to change this paradigm and create a new notion that greenspace, parks, and infrastructure can indeed be one in the same. The case studies will demonstrate how existing "gray" infrastructure can be retrofitted with green infrastructure and low impact development techniques. It is quite plausible that a building can be designed that actually creates greenspace or generates energy; likewise, a roadway can be a park, an alley can be a wildlife corridor, and a parking surface can be a garden. In addition to examining sustainability in the near future, the book also explores such alternatives in the distant and very distant future, questioning the notion of sustainability in the event of an earth-altering, cataclysmic disaster.
The strategies presented in this book aim to stimulate discussions within the design profession and will be of great interest to students and practitioners of environmental studies, architecture, and urban design.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1138718793
Pagini: 246
Ilustrații: 18 Line drawings, black and white; 60 Halftones, black and white; 6 Tables, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
General, Postgraduate, and UndergraduateCuprins
Chapter 2: Why Re-Green the Built Environment?
Chapter 3: Ecological Design, Energy, & Waste
Chapter 4: Land Conservation & Preservation
Chapter 5: Auto-Alternative Transportation: A Catalyst for Greenspace
Chapter 6: Roadways
Chapter 7: Parking Surfaces
Chapter 8: Buildings & Rooftops
Chapter 9: Corridors
Chapter 10: Alternative Sites
Chapter 11: Implementing Green Infrastructure
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Descriere
Regreening the Built Environment examines the relationship between the built environment and nature and demonstrates how rethinking the role and design of infrastructure can environmentally, economically, and socially sustain the earth. In the past, infrastructure and green or park spaces have been regarded as two opposing factors and placed in conflict with one another through irresponsible patterns of development. This book attempts to change this paradigm and create a new notion that greenspace, parks, and infrastructure can indeed be one in the same.
The case studies will demonstrate how existing "gray" infrastructure can be retrofitted with green infrastructure and low impact development techniques. It is quite plausible that a building can be designed that actually creates greenspace or generates energy; likewise, a roadway can be a park, an alley a wildlife corridor, a parking surface a garden. In addition to examining sustainability in the near future, the book also explores such alternatives in the distant and very distant future, questioning the notion of sustainability in the event of an earth altering, cataclysmic disaster.
The strategies presented in this book aim to stimulate discussions within the design profession and will be of great interest to students and practitioners of environmental studies, architecture and urban design.