Main entry:

Chambers, Neil B.

Title & Author:

Urban Green : Architecture for the Future / Neil B. Chambers.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, ©2011.

Description:

x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.
Why the Current Green Movement Is Getting It Wrong -- When Buildings Went Bad -- The History of Green Building -- How Infrastructure Makes Water Work for Us -- The Electrical Grid -- The Sustainability of Nature -- The Cities of Tomorrow -- Working with Nature to Find Clean Water -- Energy Better Sized -- Bridging the Divide between Buildings and Wilderness -- The Invisible City -- The Greatest Vision -- Our Role as a Keystone Species.

Summary:

Sustainable design is booming, but the men and women dedicated to reducing their carbon impact have lost sight of what they are trying to save: the natural world. The author has been at the forefront of cutting-edge, sustainable architecture for years, and this work is his revolutionary vision for bringing the power of the conservation and design movements together. He advocates looking to nature for the missing components of the green revolution: oysters that can clean water at up to 5 liters an hour; beavers that reshape their environments while simultaneously enriching ecosystems; and mountains that offer a new way of imagining how a city could be built. By designing our homes and cities in harmony with the natural world, we can take the next step in the sustainable revolution.

ISBN:

9780230107632
023010763X
9780230112049
0230112048

Subject:

Architecture Environmental aspects.
Environmental protection.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement Protection.
environmental protection.
Arkitektur miljöaspekter.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274580
Call No.: BIB 208403
Status: Available