Contemporary Urban Design Thinking

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Beschreibung

This book is oriented on cities and their role in society, from the public places created in cities to the visionary and more abstract views on large scale developments. The chapter authors argue, each in their own way, how urban design can produce an answer to these questions. Furthermore, detailed insights are given into how current designers, architects, urbanists and landscape architects deal with the contemporary urban problems of our time: climate change, migration, resiliency, politics, environmental change

This book includes chapters from leading thinkers in urban design, city development and landscape urbanism fields. The authors have included the most recent insights in urbanism ensuring that this book provides a state-of-the -art text which is both actual and timely.

Über den Autor

Prof. dr. ir. Rob Roggema is currently Professor of Sustainable Urban Environments. He is a Landscape Architect and an internationally renowned design-expert on sustainable urbanism, climate adaptation, energy landscapes and urban agriculture. He has previously held positions at universities in the Netherlands and Australia, State and Municipal governments and design consultancies. Rob developed the Swarm Planning concept, a dynamic way of planning the city for future adaptation to climate change impacts.

Rob is the leader of the Urban Research Network and focuses in his research on resilient and smart urbanism. He is also leading the Sydney Urban_Institute in Sydney, which will research and implement intelligent solutions for current and future urban problems.

Rob has designed and led over 30 design charrettes around the world, involving communities, academics, governments and industries in design processes for more resilient communities. He has written threebooks on climate adaptation and design, four on Urban Agriculture, and one each about design charrettes, Rio's FoodRoofs and Design for Recovery in Japan.

Zusammenfassung

Provides insights from leading thinkers in urban design, city development and landscape urbanism

Offers a state-of-the-art view on cities and their role in society

Reflects current theoretical thinking in urbanism

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Growth of Sydney Metropolitan Region Over Time and Current Urban Design Practices.- 2. The City as an Economic Driver.- 3. 20 Years of Spatial Growth and Planning in Sydney.- 4. The Role of Qualitative Public Spaces.- 5. The Need for Developing Sustainability in Urbanism.- 6. The Concept of the Resilient City.- 7. The Design of the Sydney Green Grid.- 8. Landscapes and a Driver for Urban Design.- 9. The Role of Mobility in Current and Future Cities.- 10. The Relationship between Urbanism and Politics.- 11. How Local Economics Play a Role in Community Driven Urban Design.- 12. Sustainable Urban Projects and Urban Architecture.- Conclusions.

Details

Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Contemporary Urban Design Thinking
Inhalt:	xiii 228 S. 6 s/w Illustr. 117 farbige Illustr. 228 p. 123 illus. 117 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319919492
ISBN-10:	3319919490
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-91949-2
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Redaktion:	Roggema, Rob
Herausgeber:	Rob Roggema
Auflage:	1st ed. 2019
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Contemporary Urban Design Thinking
Maße:	241 x 160 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Rob Roggema
Erscheinungsdatum:	11.10.2018
Gewicht:	0,58 kg

Artikel-ID: 113588313