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The Spirit of Cities
Princeton University Press 2011; US$ 35.00Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or values. In the ancient world, Athens was synonymous... more...
Bewertung und Steigerung der Energieeffizienz kommunaler Bestandsgebäude
Springer Fachmedien 2009; US$ 47.99Die Produktion zentraler öffentlicher Räume in der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie
Springer Fachmedien 2010; US$ 64.99Becoming an Urban Planner
Wiley 2011; US$ 39.95Becoming an Urban Planner answers these key questions: What do urban planners do? What are the educational requirements? How do I enter the field? How do I choose between the different types of planning, from land use planning to policy planning? What is the future of the urban planning profession? Here is a completely up-to-date guide to today's... more...
Against Architecture
PM Press 2012; US$ 10.99With insight into the human side of architecture, this critical assessment displays the shortcomings of modern urban planning as an acclaimed architect issues a passionate charge against the celebrities of the current architectural world: the ?archistars.? He argues that architecture has lost its way and its true function, as the archistars mold cityscapes... more...
Waterfront Regeneration
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 85.00Waterfront regeneration and development represents a unique opportunity to spatially and visually alter cities worldwide. However, its multi-faceted nature entails city-building with all its complexity including the full range of organizations involved and how they interact. This book examines how more inclusive stakeholder involvement has been attempted... more...
Ecosystem Services Come To Town
Wiley 2012; US$ 99.99The need to find new approaches to the development of cities is becoming increasingly urgent in this age of continuing population growth, demographic transition, climate change, fossil fuel peak and biodiversity losses. Restoring ecosystem services and promoting biodiversity is essential to sustainable development – even in the built environment.... more...
Systemic Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95This is a manual investigating the subject of urban ecology and systemic development from the perspective of architectural design. It sets out to explore two main goals: to discuss the contemporary relevance of a systemic practice to architectural design, and to share a toolbox of informational design protocols developed to describe the city as a... more...
To Scale
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 52.95How big is Moscow?s Red Square in comparison to Tiananmen Square? Why are there fewer public squares in Japan than in Italy? What lessons might be found in the plan of Savannah, Georgia?s historic district? To Scale is a collection of plans of urban spaces drawn at the same scale to help answer these questions by providing a single and accurate... more...
Building to Suit the Climate
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 69.95In future, buildings that make sense from a bioclimatic perspective will not be the exception; planners will simply be expected to design them. With its wealth of facts, this book serves as a concrete aid to planning and design. With the planning process as its roadmap, it accompanies the planner from the basic evaluation stage through conception and... more...









