EcoEdge

<p>Presenting diverse case studies of contemporary sustainable urban practice from Europe, Africa, India, South America, the USA and Australia, this book offers the reader a fantastic wealth of practical material from a range of internationally renowned authors. </p><p>Each practical case study has addressed issues and then offered solutions to implement sustainable cities across a range of urban scales and cultures. Urgent design challenges explored include population density, recreating infrastructure that supports carbon neutral or low carbon (emission) intensive urban activities, and retrofitting for sustainability.</p><p>Highly illustrated, thematically focused and with superb global coverage, this book presents a multi-voiced and yet highly cohesive reference for anyone interested in green issues in urban design and architecture. </p> <p>1. The EcoEdge <strong> Part 1: Urban Design and a Sustainable City </strong>2. Overview 3. Air in the City: The Place of Work4. Assassination in the Sustainable City: The Netherlands and Beyond 5. Reprogramming the Cities for Increased Populations and Climate Change 6. Sustainability for Survival: Moving the United Kingdom beyond the Zero Carbon Agenda 7. Chaos and Resillience: The Johannesburg Experience <strong>Part 2: Infrastructure and a Sustainable City </strong>8. Overview 9. Sustainable Drinking Water and Sanitation: Two Indian Cases 10. Sustainable Savannah in Georgia 11. Ecopolis: Small Steps Towards Urbanism as a Living System 12. The Greed Edge: China Between Hope and Hazard <strong>Part 3: Architecture and Sustainable City</strong> 13. Overview 14. A Landscape Framework for Urban Sustainability: Thu Thiem, Ho Chi Minh City 15. Networks Cities in China: Sustaining Culture, Economics and the Environment 16. The Responsive City: London South Bank Experiences 17. Small-Scale Sustainability: Parasite Las Palmas and Beyond 18. Sustainable and Sub-tropical City: An Architecture of Timberframed Landscapes 19. Beyond the EcoEdge</p>