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Urban Ecological Design [electronic resource] : A Process for Regenerative Places / by Danilo Palazzo, Frederick Steiner.

By: Palazzo, Danilo [author.].
Contributor(s): Steiner, Frederick [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012Description: XXIII, 300 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610912266.Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Architecture | Design and construction | Urban Ecology | Environmental management | Environment | Environmental Management | Urbanism | Cities, Countries, Regions | Design, general | Urban EcologyDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Processes -- 2. Prerequisites -- 3. Knowledge -- 4. Synthesis -- 5. Options -- 6. Dialogues -- 7. Master Plan -- 8. Presentation -- 9. Details -- 10. Implementation -- 11. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Urban Ecological Design presents an interdisciplinary method of transforming urban spaces that considers issues of ecology and sustainability alongside urban form. Rather than offer a prescriptive approach, the authors describe a “process model” that has been developed and tested over time. They illustrate the different stages of the design process using theories, techniques, images, and case studies that will inform any urban design project.
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List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Processes -- 2. Prerequisites -- 3. Knowledge -- 4. Synthesis -- 5. Options -- 6. Dialogues -- 7. Master Plan -- 8. Presentation -- 9. Details -- 10. Implementation -- 11. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Urban Ecological Design presents an interdisciplinary method of transforming urban spaces that considers issues of ecology and sustainability alongside urban form. Rather than offer a prescriptive approach, the authors describe a “process model” that has been developed and tested over time. They illustrate the different stages of the design process using theories, techniques, images, and case studies that will inform any urban design project.

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