Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Downton, Paul F.
Titre(s) : Ecopolis [Texte électronique] : architecture and cities for a changing climate / Paul F. Downton
Publication : Dordrecht : Springer Science + Business Media ; Collingwood, Australia : CSIRO, 2009
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Collection : Future city ; v. 1
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-598) and index
"In 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population will
live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning,
there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of
disciplines - from architecture, planning and ecology - which we must come to grips
with if we are to design future cities which are genuinely sustainable. Paul Downton's
Ecopolis takes a major step along this path. It highlights the urgent need to understand
the role of cities as both agents of change and means of survival, at a time when
climate change has finally grabbed world attention, and it provides a framework for
designing cities that integrates knowledge - both academic and practical - from a
range of relevant disciplines. Identifying key theorists, practitioners, places and
philosophies, the book provides a solid theoretical context, and goes on to present
a series of design and planning tools for achieving Sustainable Human Ecological Development
(SHED). Combining knowledge from diverse fields to present a synthesis of urban ecology,
the book will provide a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners
in architecture, construction, planning, geography and the traditional life sciences."--Provided
by publisher
Sujet(s) : Écologie urbaine
Quartiers durables
Urbanisme durable
Indice(s) Dewey :
307.121 6 (23e éd.) = Planification urbaine
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781402084966
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44658629d
Notice n° :
FRBNF44658629
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : I. People, places, philosophies ; The ground plan ; An epistemology for urban ecology
; Architecture, urbanism and ecological perspectives ; Weavers of theory ; The
aesthetics of ecopolis ; Finding fractals: identifying elements of the ecocity ;
Building fractals: ecopolis projects in Australia ; II. Rebuolding the foundations
; Synthesis I: city ecology ; Synthesis II: ecodevelopment ; Synthesis III: education,
advocacy and activism ; Syntheis IV: The SHED sustainable human ecological development
; Our cities, our selves.
