Dense and Green Building Typologies Research, Policy and Practice Perspectives /

In this book, academics, policy makers, developers, architects and landscape architects provide a systematic review of the environmental, social, economic and design benefits of dense and green building types in high-density urban contexts and discuss how these can support higher population densitie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schröpfer, Thomas (Author), Menz, Sacha (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : 2019.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology,
Subjects:
Sustainable architecture.
Human geography.
Buildings > Design and construction.
Sustainability.
Computer-aided engineering.
Building materials.
Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
Human Geography.
Building Construction and Design.
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.
Structural Materials.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Creating Liveable Density through a Synthesis of Planning, Design and Greenery
  • Building a City in Nature
  • From Garden City to City in a Garden and Beyond
  • Greenery in Commercial Buildings - Enhancing Returns for Investors?
  • Green Buildings and the Homebuyers
  • Emulating Ecosystems Ability to Provide Ecosystem Services in the Built Environment
  • Biophilic Architecture to Biophilic Cities
  • Prototypology and the 21st Century City
  • The Role of Ecosystem Services in Making Cities Sustainable
  • RGB: Red Blue Green Model as the "Lightness" of Being
  • Taking Urban Greening to a Higher Level
  • MPKL's Investigation
  • Punggol Waterway Terraces
  • Green Architecture: Landscape Topology and Context.

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