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Urban design : green dimensions / Cliff Moughtin with Peter Shirley.

By: Moughtin, Cliff.
Contributor(s): Shirley, Peter.
Publisher: Onford : Elsevier/Architectural Press, c2005Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xi, 254 p. : ill. ; 21 x 21 cm.ISBN: 0750662077 (alk. paper).Subject(s): City planning -- History -- 20th century | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Architecture and societyDDC classification: 720.47
Contents:
Preface to the first edition - Preface to the second edition - Acknowledgements - 1. The environment crisis and sustainable development - 2. Energy, buildings and pollution - 3. Energy, transport and pollution - 4. The region and sustainable development - 5. The urban park - 6. City metaphor - 7. City form - 8. The city quarter - 9. The urban street block - 10. Conclusion - Bibliography - Figure sources - Index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.

Preface to the first edition - Preface to the second edition - Acknowledgements - 1. The environment crisis and sustainable development - 2. Energy, buildings and pollution - 3. Energy, transport and pollution - 4. The region and sustainable development - 5. The urban park - 6. City metaphor - 7. City form - 8. The city quarter - 9. The urban street block - 10. Conclusion - Bibliography - Figure sources - Index.