Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability /
edited by Edward Ng.
- London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.
- xlii, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding density and high density / Is the high-density city the only option? / The sustainability of high density / Density and urban sustainability : an exploration of critical issues / Climate changes brought about by urban living / Urbanization and city climate : a diurnal and seasonal perspective / Urban climate in dense cities / Thermal comfort issues and implications in high-density cities / Urban environment diversity and human comfort / Designing for urban ventilation / Natural ventilation in high-density cities / Sound environment : high- versus low-density cities / Designing for daylighting / Designing for wast minimization in high-density cities / Fire engineering for high-density cities / The role of urban greenery in high-density cities / Energy in high-density cities / Environmental assessment : shifting scales / The social and psychological issues of high-density city space / Sustainable compact cities and high-rise buildings / Microclimate in public housing : a environmental approach to community development / Designing for high-density living : high rise, high amenity, and high design / Vicky Cheng -- Brenda Vale and Robert Vale -- Susan Roaf -- Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee -- Chiu-Ying Lam -- Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung Lee -- Lutz Katschner -- Baruch Givoni -- Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos -- Edward Ng -- Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus, and Agota Szucs -- Jian Kang -- Edward Ng -- Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon -- Wan-Ki Chow -- Nyuk-Hien Wong and Yu Chen -- Adrian Pitts -- Raymond J. Cole -- Bryan Lawson -- Sung Woo Shin -- John C.Y. Ng -- Kam-Sing Wong.
9781844074600 (hardback) 1844074609 (hardback)
2009012710
City planning--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
HT166 / D3869 2010
307.1/216
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding density and high density / Is the high-density city the only option? / The sustainability of high density / Density and urban sustainability : an exploration of critical issues / Climate changes brought about by urban living / Urbanization and city climate : a diurnal and seasonal perspective / Urban climate in dense cities / Thermal comfort issues and implications in high-density cities / Urban environment diversity and human comfort / Designing for urban ventilation / Natural ventilation in high-density cities / Sound environment : high- versus low-density cities / Designing for daylighting / Designing for wast minimization in high-density cities / Fire engineering for high-density cities / The role of urban greenery in high-density cities / Energy in high-density cities / Environmental assessment : shifting scales / The social and psychological issues of high-density city space / Sustainable compact cities and high-rise buildings / Microclimate in public housing : a environmental approach to community development / Designing for high-density living : high rise, high amenity, and high design / Vicky Cheng -- Brenda Vale and Robert Vale -- Susan Roaf -- Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee -- Chiu-Ying Lam -- Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung Lee -- Lutz Katschner -- Baruch Givoni -- Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos -- Edward Ng -- Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus, and Agota Szucs -- Jian Kang -- Edward Ng -- Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon -- Wan-Ki Chow -- Nyuk-Hien Wong and Yu Chen -- Adrian Pitts -- Raymond J. Cole -- Bryan Lawson -- Sung Woo Shin -- John C.Y. Ng -- Kam-Sing Wong.
9781844074600 (hardback) 1844074609 (hardback)
2009012710
City planning--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
HT166 / D3869 2010
307.1/216
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