PublishedBirkhauser, July 2012 |
ISBN9783034608008 |
FormatHardcover, 208 pages |
Dimensions30cm × 23cm × 2.3cm |
Ecological Urban Architecture describes architectural and infrastructural design approaches to sustainable urban development. Focusing on qualitative aspects of the ecological, 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.
Leading experts from around the world provide in-depth information on the complexity of ecological design in urban environments in response to four themes for creating qualitative outcomes: Materialize, Mobilize, Simulate, and Transform.