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The End of Automobile DependenceHow Cities are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning
Cities will continue to accommodate the automobile, but when cities are built around them, the quality of human and natural life declines. Current trends show great promise for future urban mobility systems that enable freedom and connection, but not dependence. We are experiencing the phenomenon of peak car use in many global cities at the same time that urban rail is thriving, central cities …
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Oser pour Tambacounda. 25 propositions pour une ambition
Voilà un livre qui s'adresse aux populations de Tambacounda qui veulent rompre avec une politique vieillie depuis des décennies, comme le racontent les témoins de l'histoire, d'un « Prince » régnant royalement sur le terroir communal entouré d'une brigade de miliciens et de laudateurs. Cet ouvrage est une invitation à ceux qui possèdent le moindre moyen d'expression, des artistes créa…
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The Hidden Potential of Sustainable NeighborhoodsLessons from Low-Carbon Comm…
How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both livable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if you have succeeded? Harrison Fraker goes beyond abstract principles to provide a clear, in-depth evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighborhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied to the…
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Architetture d'acquaLe forme dell'acqua
Architetture d'acqua: le forme dell'acqua è una ricerca condotta nell'ambito del Laboratorio di Progettazione Architettonica e Urbana – Architettura del Paesaggio, diretto da Giovanni Multari e Michelangelo Pugliese, tutor Domenico Ciaravolo. La presenza dell'acqua nella costruzione di alcune architetture ha spesso determinato la forma stessa dell'architettura. L'acqua è l'elemento intorno …
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Bedside Essays for Lovers (of Cities)
In this provocative collection of essays, renowned architect Daniel Solomon delves into the complexities of what makes a city vibrant. Acknowledging that a city is not a static thing, he argues we need to pay more attention to nurturing what he calls "continuous cities." In such a city, he says, "new buildings, new institutions, and new technologies don't rip apart the old and wreck it. They ac…
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Italian Foreign ArchitectureBaukuh - Onsitestudio
Italian Foreign Architecture – Baukuh e Onsitestudio è la seconda di un ciclo di mostre a cadenza annuale organizzate a Napoli dal Dipartimento di architettura dell'Università Federico II e dedicate all'architettura contemporanea italiana. Una riflessione su alcune tra le più interessanti ricerche sul progetto e sulla costruzione dell'architettura, che si focalizza sull'idea di una "radice…
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Biodiversity Planning and DesignSustainable Practices
Biodiversity Planning and Design empowers landscape architects, urban planners, and environmental professionals to take an active, informed role in protecting biodiversity through practical design and planning strategies. As habitat loss continues to be the leading driver of biodiversity decline, this book offers a clear path for integrating ecological goals into built and natural environmentsâ…
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CUADERNO URBANO 29 - ESPACIO, CULTURA, SOCIEDADCuaderno Urbano 29 - Espacio, …
CUADERNO URBANO es una publicación cientÃfica con arbitraje internacional dirigida a la difusión de artÃculos y ensayos que se ocupan desde las disciplinas cientÃficas a la cuestión urbana -en el sentido más amplio del término-, combinando trabajos de caracteres empÃricos, teóricos y ensayÃsticos que den cuenta de problemáticas locales, regionales y universales. La intención de la …
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Conservation for CitiesHow to Plan & Build Natural Infrastructure
Urban growth and climate change are reshaping the way cities function—and how they must adapt. As traditional infrastructure struggles to keep pace, forward-thinking planners, engineers, and conservationists are turning to natural systems to help meet urban demands for clean air, safe water, flood protection, and livable neighborhoods. Conservation for Cities lays out a practical roadmap for…
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La fabrique de la villeCommunication et design des politiques publiques urbaines
Faire la ville d'aujourd'hui ne se limite plus à intervenir seulement sur son corps biologique en érigeant des masses construites et des voiries. Avec les actuels enjeux socio-urbains (l'amplification de l'usage des TIC, la montée de la conscience durabiliste, le besoin d'une démocratie participative, etc.), la ville est devenue un laboratoire d'expérimentations et de propositions (archite…
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