Title & Author:

Space, planning, and design : integrated planning and design solutions for future megacities / Elke Pahl-Weber, Frank Schwartze (editors).

Publication:

Berlin : Jovis, 2014.

Description:

254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 24 cm.

Series:

Book series future megacities ; vol. 5

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / Elke Pahl-Weber, Bernd Kochendörfer, Lukas Born, Carsten Zehner -- Global phenomena-local analogies / Elke Pahl-Weber, Frank Schwartze -- Lima: a megacity in the desert / Bernd Eisenberg, Eva Nemcova, Rossana Poblet, Antje Stokman -- Tehran-Karaj: rapid urbanisation / Elke Pahl-Weber, Annette Wolpert -- HCMC: a flood-prone megacity / Andreas Gravert, Ralf Kersten, Ronald Eckert, Frank Schwartze, Marcus Jeutner, Harry Storch -- Shanghai: highspeed urbanisation / Sabine Drobek, Hannah Baltes, J. Alexander Schmidt -- Gauteng: a sprawling region / Sheetal Dattatraya Marathe, Ludger Eltrop -- Lima: lower Chillon River plan / Bernd Eisenberg, Eva Nemcova, Rossana Poblet, Antje Stokman -- Tehran-Karaj: reshaping new towns / Elke Pahl-Weber, Annette Wolpert -- HCMC: climate-adapted town houses / Dirk Schwede, Christoph Hesse -- Shanghai: harmonious city design / Sabine Drobek, Hannah Baltes, J. Alexander Schmidt -- Gauteng: fighting urban sprawl / Sheetal Dattatraya Marathe, Ludger Eltrop -- Lima: integrated urban planning / Bernd Eisenberg, Eva Nemcova, Rossana Poblet, Antje Stokman -- Tehran-Karaj: Tarh-e-Tafsili 2.0 / Elke Pahl-Weber, Annette Wolpert -- HCMC: climate-adapted planning / Harry Storch, Ronald Eckert, Nigel Downes, Frank Schwartze, Chau Huynh -- Shanghai: decision-making tools / Sabine Drobek, Hannah Baltes, J. Alexander Schmidt -- Gauteng: sustainable solutions / Sheetal Dattatraya Marathe, Ludger Eltrop -- Space, planning, and design-integrated approach for megacities is in demand / Elke Pahl-Weber, Frank Schwartze -- Appendixes: The projects of the programme on future megacities in brief -- Authors -- Imprint.

Summary:

This publication--volume five in the Future Megacities series--focuses on five emerging megacities and urban regions across the globe. Based on various case studies, the book shows the early conceptualization and organization of integrative spatial planning and urban design for sustainable and energy-efficient structures.

ISBN:

9783868592771 (pbk.)
3868592776 (pbk.)
9783868598810 (e-book)
3868598812

Subject:

Cities and towns Growth History 21st century.
Metropolitan areas Environmental aspects.
Urbanization Environmental aspects.
City planning Technological innovations.
Villes Croissance Histoire 21e siècle.
Urbanisation Aspect de l'environnement.
Cities and towns Growth.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Pahl-Weber, Elke, editor.
Schwartze, Frank, editor.
Future megacities ; v. 5.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288346
Call No.: BIB 230022
Status: Available