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Summary
Summary
By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of the world's population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an exceptional challenge which this book addresses. It sets out some of the basic principles of the design of our future cities and, through a series of carefully-selected case studies from leading designers' experience, illustrates how these ideas can be put into practice.
Building on the first edition's original format of design guidance and case studies, this new edition updates the ideas and techniques resulting from further research and practice by the contributors. This book emphasises the enormous progress made towards exciting new designs that integrate good design with resource efficiency.
Author Notes
Adam Ritchie is a Partner of Max Fordham LLP and leads the practice's sustainable urban design group.
Randall Thomas is a consultant to Max Fordham LLP, a Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge and Professor of Sustainable Environmental Design at Kingston University.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Sustainable Urban Design Concepts |
1 IntroductionAdam Ritchie |
2 Urban planning and designPatrick Clarke |
3 TransportationRobert Thorne and William Filmer-Sankey and Anthony Alexander |
4 Landscape and nature in the cityChristina von Borcke |
5 Building designRandall Thomas and Adam Ritchie |
6 Energy and informationRandall Thomas and Adam Ritchie |
7 MaterialsSarah Royse |
8 WaterRandall Thomas and Adam Ritchie |
9 Waste and resourceAdam Ritchie |
10 SummaryAdam Ritchie |
Part 2 Case Studies |
11 Coopers Road Estate regenerationDavid Turrent |
12 Parkmount: streetscape and solar designRichard Partington and Adrian Hornsby |
13 Coin Street Housing: the architecture of engagementGraham Haworth |
14 Sustainable design in an urban context: three case studiesAlan Short |
15 BEDzed: Beddington zero-fossil energy developmentBill Dunster |
16 Bo01 and Flagghusen: ecological city districts in Malmo, SwedenEva Dalman and Cecilia von Scheele |
17 Stonebridge: negotiating between traditional and modernist models of city housingChris Watson |
18 'Made in Stockwell' and Deptford WharvesKatie Tonkinson and Adam Ritchie |
19 Millennium Water: Vancouver's Olympic Village, CanadaRachel Moscovich |