Cover image for Tall buildings  sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings ; Mini Sympoisum on Sustainable Cities ; Mini Symposium on Planning, Design and Socio-Economic Aspects of Tall Residential Living Environment, Hong Kong, China, 6-8 December 2005
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Tall buildings sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings ; Mini Sympoisum on Sustainable Cities ; Mini Symposium on Planning, Design and Socio-Economic Aspects of Tall Residential Living Environment, Hong Kong, China, 6-8 December 2005
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Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, 2005
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9789812566201

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A collection of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings (ICTB), this volume clearly explains the engineering and socio-economic aspects of tall buildings in specific areas of sustainability. The papers focus on Asian cities, where tall buildings have become a major feature of the built environment. A multidisciplinary book, it also deals with the increasing complexity of inter-related problems that require knowledge integration from different disciplines. With interesting contributions from distinguished practitioners, academics and policy makers, the book addresses the development and application of knowledge in solving problems related to tall buildings. Key Features Covers the latest multi-disciplinary research into problems related to tall buildings Comprehensive coverage of engineering as well as socio-economic aspects Special focus on Asian cities Readership: Built environment academicians, civil engineers, structural engineers, building services engineers, fire engineers, mechanical engineers, architects, environmental scientists, estate surveyors, quantity surveyors, town planners, urban geographers and urban economists.