Unravelling sustainability and resilience in the built environment / by Emilio Jose Garcia and Brenda Vale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garcia, Emilio (Emilio Jose), author.

Vale, Brenda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Sustainable urban development.

Sustainable architecture.

Resilience (Ecology).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"In this timely book, Emilio Jose Garcia and Brenda Vale explore what sustainability and resilience might mean when applied to the built environment. Conceived as a primer for students and professionals, it defines what the terms sustainability and resilience mean and how they are related to each other and to the design of the built environment. After discussion of the origins of the terms, these definitions are then compared and applied to case studies, including Whitehill and Bordon, UK, Tianjin Eco-city, China, and San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, which highlight the principles of both concepts. Essentially, the authors champion the case that sustainability in the built environment would benefit from a proper understanding of resilience"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Definitions

pt. 2. Case studies

pt. 3. Measuring sustainability and resilience in the built environment.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 02, 2020)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781315629087

9781317242970

9781317242956

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.