Geo-space urban design / Gideon S. Golany, Toshio Ojima.

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Golany, Gideon.

Title & Author:

Geo-space urban design / Gideon S. Golany, Toshio Ojima.

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Description:

xix, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-371) and index.
Geo-space city land-use -- Slope geo-space habitat design -- Japanese geo-space shopping centers -- Geo-space transportation facilities in Japan -- Japanese geo-space infrastructural system -- International uses of geo-space: Indigenous and contemporary examples -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
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Summary:

Geo-Space Urban Design offers a revolutionary proposal that will lead future urban growth quite literally in a different direction - down. Gideon Golany and Toshio Ojima clearly demonstrate that subsurface urban expansion is not only practical and feasible, but also that it can reverse many of the negative effects normally associated with urban expansion. They present a comprehensive and systematic plan for developing underground spaces for transportation, delivery systems, infrastructure, residences, shopping and commercial spaces, and social and cultural activities. The authors focus on integrating geo-space with existing above-ground structures and offer well-illustrated examples of specific design theories and methods. They also anticipate a variety of contingent issues, such as land ownership, legal rights, and psychological adjustment to underground living and working.
Three case studies of Japanese projects that use underground space for shopping, transportation, and infrastructure explore the entire spectrum of issues surrounding the design, construction, and ongoing operation of the facility, including form, function, and efficiency; health, safety, and comfort; legal issues; and special management and security considerations. Geo-space projects in Montreal and Paris are also examined.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471162523 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780471162520 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

City planning.
Underground architecture.
City Planning
Urbanisme.
Architecture souterraine.
urban planning.
Stadsplanning.
Ondergrondse woningen.
Ondergrondse bouwwerken.
Arquitetura subterrânea.
Planejamento territorial urbano.
civiele techniek
civil engineering
constructie
construction
waterbouwkunde
hydraulic engineering
tunnels
Urban Plans
Stedelijke plannen

Added entries:

Ojima, Toshio, 1937-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 192451
Call No.: ID HT166.C598; ID:97-B3541
Status: Available

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