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Ethics and urban design : culture, form, and environment / Gideon S. Golany

By: Golany, Gideon.
Publisher: N.Y. : John Wiley, c1995Description: xii, 260 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0471122742.Other title: Ethics & urban design [Spine title].Subject(s): City planning -- Environmental aspects | City planning -- Moral and ethical aspects | Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Moral and ethical aspects | Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies | Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- HistoryDDC classification: 307.76
Contents:
Preface. - Introduction. - 1. Ethics of Environmental Design. - Pt. 1. Lessons From the Indigenous. 2. Genesis of the City. 3. Early Urban Centers : Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Egypt, and China. - Pt. 2. Present Practice. 4. Comprehensive Design. 5. Contemporary Comprehensive Design : The Case of Holland. - Pt. 3. Future Frontiers for Urban Design. 6. Urban Design Morphology and Thermal Performance. 7. Soil Thermal Performance and Geospace Design. 8. Geospace City Concept : A Renewal of Ancient Tradition. - Conclusion. - Index.
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Preface. - Introduction. - 1. Ethics of Environmental Design. - Pt. 1. Lessons From the Indigenous. 2. Genesis of the City. 3. Early Urban Centers : Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Egypt, and China. - Pt. 2. Present Practice. 4. Comprehensive Design. 5. Contemporary Comprehensive Design : The Case of Holland. - Pt. 3. Future Frontiers for Urban Design. 6. Urban Design Morphology and Thermal Performance. 7. Soil Thermal Performance and Geospace Design. 8. Geospace City Concept : A Renewal of Ancient Tradition. - Conclusion. - Index.