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100	1		_aYuen, Belinda. _eeditor.
245	1	0	_aHigh-Rise Living in Asian Cities _h[electronic resource] / _cedited by Belinda Yuen, Anthony G.O. Yeh.
264		1	_aDordrecht : _bSpringer Netherlands, _c2011.
300			_aVII, 195p. 16 illus., 9 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0		_a1. Introduction: Tall Building Living in Asian Cities -- 2. Tall Building Living in High Density Cities: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore -- 3. Planning and Design of Tall Residential Buildings -- 4. Physical Environment of Tall Residential Buildings: The Case of Hong Kong -- 5. Planning and Design of Environmentally Sustainable High-rises -- 6. Garden and Ecology in the Sky -- 7. Legislation and Safety of Tall Residential Buildings -- 8. The Value of Clean Air in High-Density Urban Areas -- 9. Liveability of Tall Residential Buildings -- 10. Community Development in Tall Residential Buildings -- 11. In the March of High-rise -- Appendix – CD-ROM included inside back cover The State of Urban High-rise Research: An Annotated Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThis book is intended to fill a knowledge gap in the study of contemporary high-rise living. While there has been much documentation on the engineering and technological aspects of tall buildings, relatively little has been written about the social and livability of high-rise. Much less is written about Asian cities even though Asia is the current hotbed of high-rise development. Even though traditional discourse of high-rise housing is not always positive, new forces are redefining its place in 21st century urbanity. Many cities around the world are reembracing high-rise in urban agenda under current narrative of sustainable development. High-rise is fast becoming a priority area in international research agenda. The quest is for livable and sustainable high-rise development. Against the background of current trends--globalization, urbanization, mixed-use development, and new-built taller buildings in inner city areas in both developed and developing countries, this book examines the software: design, economics, estate management, legal and property rights, physical environment, planning, community development, and social dimensions of high-rise living. Analysis is with the widely acclaimed successful high-rise public housing in Hong Kong and Singapore to understand the advantages and worries of high-rise living, and to distill the key points and lessons in the making of a ‘good’ highrise living environment. Hong Kong and Singapore have been constructing high-rise for more than four decades each. The majority of their population has moved to live in high-rise, selecting to live high-rise, and registering consistently high residential satisfaction. The height of apartment buildings in both cities continues to rise. The tallest is anticipated to be 70-storey. It is the contention of this book that contrary to earlier common negative discourses on public high-rise living, the high-rise environment may yet offer urban residents a satisfying dwelling experience. Leading housing academics, researchers and practitioners in the two cities have contributed to this book. This book presents a timely contribution to our understanding of a widening urban phenomenon that will affect a growing number of the world’s population. Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers and policy makers in architecture, urban planning, geography, sociology and development studies.
650		0	_aGeography.
650		0	_aEngineering geology.
650		0	_aQuality of Life.
650		0	_aHousing.
650		0	_aRegional planning.
650		0	_aArchitecture.
650		0	_aSociology.
650		0	_aQuality of Life _xResearch.
650	1	4	_aGeography.
650	2	4	_aLandscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
650	2	4	_aHousing.
650	2	4	_aQuality of Life Research.
650	2	4	_aSociology.
650	2	4	_aArchitecture, general.
650	2	4	_aGeotechnical Engineering.
700	1		_aYeh, Anthony G.O. _eeditor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9789048197378
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9738-5
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