Sustainability and the design of transport interchanges / Brian Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Brian, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminals (Transportation)--Design and construction.

Terminals (Transportation).

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The interchange is a new form of transport building which integrates into a single whole various modes of public transport, putting the passenger first (rather than the infrastructure). This book presents design principles for transport interchanges and offers analysis of best practice in the UK and abroad. The author demonstrates how this complex new building type integrates with the city, on the one hand, and with different types of transport on the other. In this integration design in both plan and section are important, as is urban and landscape design. The idea of 'interchange' is increasingly relevant as town planners, engineers and architects address the question of sustainable development with its emphasis on energy efficiency, social cohesion, access for the elderly, and urban regeneration"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Concepts, ideas and evolution

pt. 2. Design strategies

pt. 3. Examples from recent practice

pt. 4. Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 05, 2020)

ISBN:

9786613043573

9781136886133

1136886133

9781136886140

1136886141

9781283043571

1283043572

9780203839652

020383965X

OCLC:

701703851