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The Subject Matter Of This Book Is The Pattern Or Structure Of The City: It Concentrates Particularly Upon The Organization Of The Public Realm. The Book Aims To Relate The Main Components Of Urban Design To A General Theory Or Urban Structuring With A Strong Design Emphasis But Within The General Field Of Sustainable City Development. There Is Some Doubt About The Long Term Survival Of The Planet As A Vehicle For Sustained Human Occupation In Anything Other Than A. Degraded Lifestyle. Any Discussion Of Urban Design Which Does Not Address Environmental Issues Has Little Meaning At A Time Of Declining Natural Resources, Ozone Layer Destruction And Fears Of The Greenhouse Effect. The Book Therefore Discusses Built Form, Street Block, Quarter And City Structure In Terms Of Energy Conservation And Sustainability. 1. Sustainable Development -- 2. Energy And The Built Environment -- 3. Energy And Transport -- 4. City Metaphor -- 5. City Form -- 6. The City Quarter -- 7. The Urban Street Block -- 8. Conclusion. Cliff Moughtin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 167-171) And Index.

Author

Moughtin, Cliff.

Publisher

Butterworth Architecture; Architectural Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780750626590

Subjects

Art, History, Arts