Designing Sustainable Cities

Published by Birkhäuser 2020

Designing Sustainable Cities

Manageable Approaches to Make Urban Spaces Better

With contributions by: Paul Draus, Breathe Earth Collective, Burcin Cem Arabacıoğlu, Ayşen Ciravoğlu, Ciğdem Polatoğlu, Paulina Cornejo Moreno Valle and Sylwia Ulicka
Edited by: Sigrid Bürstmayr and Karl Stocker

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035622034

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About this book

The potential of new designs

In view of the fact that, by 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, the subject of "sustainable urban design" is an important issue for UNESCO’s Cities of Design.

Taking into account that urban design can make a significant contribution to positive changes in environmental and social matters, the book presents seven inspirational examples for copying; included are analyses and measures for the cities of Detroit, Graz, Istanbul, Mexico City, and Puebla, as well as non-location bound projects.

The authors investigate the efficiency of certificates, climate installations for urban spaces, and new ecological, architectural, and sociological concepts for mega-cities. A reader for stakeholders at the interface of social and urban design.

Reader with seven up-to-date research contributions on social and urban design
Actual and hypothetical urban projects
Recommended as inspiration and for imitation

Author information

Sigrid Bürstmayr, Lecturer(FH); Karl Stocker, head of Department Exhib.&Information Design, both FH JOANNEUM Univ.of Appl.SciencesGraz

Reviews

"This book is full of design inspirations, but its design could do with revisiting. Its large format lends itself well to illustrations but the monochrome, bleached-out photos in turquoise and pale blue are hardly readable, especially when spread across pages, and the tiny font of the captions and references also in pale colours, are not helpful." (Judith Ryser in Urban Design Group, 04.2021, https://www.udg.org.uk/publications/book/designing-sustainable-cities)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
FOREWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	6
Designing the World for the Better Sigrid Bürstmayr and Karl Stocker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Inclusive Design in Contemporary Detroit Paul Draus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Urban Oases. Can Cities of the Future Function like Forests? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Interior Architecture in Sustainable Cities Burçin Cem Arabacıoğlu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
The Potential of Alternative Architecture for an Ecologically Driven and Socially Engaged Istanbul Ayşen Ciravoğlu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
Sustainable Istanbul: Studies for an Urban Design Guide; Participation— Policy—Scope Çiğdem Polatoğlu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Mexico City: New Collective Approaches to Fix a Broken City Paulina Cornejo Moreno Valle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Design for Sustainability: Questioning Our Material Culture Sylwia Ulicka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Edition: 23,5 x 19,5
Audience: Architekten, Designer, Städtebauer, Kommunen, Studenten
Pages
- Main content: 152
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 60
Keywords: Environment; Green Design; Social Design; Urban; City; Urban Sustainability

eBook

Published: June 8, 2020
ISBN: 9783035622034

Paperback

Published: May 18, 2020
ISBN: 9783035621983