Cities people planet : urban development and climate change /
By: Girardet, Herbert.
Publisher: Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2008Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470772706 (pbk.); 9780470772706:; 0470772700 (pbk.).Subject(s): Urban ecology | City planning | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable architecture | Urban renewalDDC classification: 307.1216Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 307.1216 GIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0074333 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
Big feet, small planet -- In the beginning -- From Rome to Edo -- Technology : triumph and tragedy -- Globalisation and megacity growth -- Cities as eco-technical systems -- Transport and the city -- Creating liveable cities -- Solar cities : from theory to practice -- Towards zero waste -- Using water efficiently -- Relearning urban agriculture -- Building ecopolis.
Herbert Girardet looks at how ecologically-sound architecture and urban design can favourably impact the life of the planet. With leading-edge ideas and examples of architectural and urban design from around the world, the book details how cities of today are tackling regeneration and sustainability development.