Main entry:

Lim, C. J.

Title & Author:

Smartcities + eco-warriors / C.J. Lim + Ed Liu.

Publication:

Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Description:

255 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
URBAN UTOPIAS AND THE SMARTCITY. Manifesto for the smartcity (i) : From soil to table -- Manifesto for the smartcity (ii) : The perpetual motion machine -- Manifesto for the smartcity (iii) : The American dream redux -- Manifesto for the smartcity (iv) : Rise of the eco-warrior -- Manifesto for the smartcity (v) : Scenic positions -- Manifesto for the smartcity (vi) : Cultivating community -- A pictorial essay : Excavating the concrete jungle -- Case study 1 : Urban agriculture : Guangming smartcity, China -- A LEXICON FOR THE SMARTCITY. Case study 2 : Urban agriculture : Daejeon urban resistance, South Korea -- Case study 3 : Urban agriculture : Central open space : MAC, South Korea -- Case study 4 : Urban agriculture : Nordhavnen smartcity, Denmark -- Case study 5 : Urban agriculture : The tomato exchange, UK -- Case study 6 : Urban agriculture : Dongyi Wan East waterfront, China -- Case study 7 : Urban agriculture : DuSable Park, USA -- Case study 8 : Eco-sustainability : Guangming Energy Park, China -- Case study 9 : Eco-sustainability : Nanyui urban living room, China -- Case study 10 : Cultivating communities : Redcar seafront development, UK -- Case study 11 : Cultivating communities : Southern Science + Technology University, China -- Case study 12 : Cultivating communities : Newark Gateway Project, USA -- Divergent positions : Sitopia : The urban future / Carolyn Steel -- Divergent positions : The role of cities in climate change / David Satterthwaite -- Divergent positions : Post-sustainability / Mark Jarzombek.

Summary:

"The Smartcity is the innovative response to unchecked city growth from one of the world's leading urban design and architectural thinkers. An ecological symbiosis between nature, society and the built form, this new urban paradigm questions whether we can re-cast the city from first principles, with its inhabitants at the forefront." "The notion of the Smartcity is developed through a series of international case studies, some commissioned by government organisations, others speculative and polemic. Reframing the way people think about urban evolution and green space, C.J. Lim explores how the holistic reintegration of agriculture in the built environment can cultivate new spatial practices and social cohesion in addition to food for our tables." "Smartcities and Eco-warriors represents an emerging architectural voice in the discourse of environmental and social sustainability and is a long overdue treatment of the subject from a designer's perspective. It is indispensible reading for practitioners and students in the fields of architecture, urban planning, environmental engineering, landscape design, agriculture and sociology. An inspiration to government agencies and NGOs dealing with climate change, this work also resonates with anyone concerned about cities, energy conservation and the future of food production."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9780415571227 (alk. paper)
0415571227 (alk. paper)
9780415571241 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0415571243 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780203850329 (ebook)
0203850327 (ebook)

Subject:

Urbanization Environmental aspects Case studies.
Sustainable design Case studies.
Urbanisation Aspect de l'environnement Études de cas.
Écoconception Études de cas.
Sustainable design
Urbanization Environmental aspects
Großstadt
Landwirtschaft
Stadtplanung
Gro€stadt.

Form/genre:

Case studies
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Liu, Ed.

Smartcities and eco-warriors

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287512
Call No.: BIB 228593
Status: Available