Urban green : architecture for the future
Chambers, Neil B.2011
Book
Author Neil Chambers has been at the forefront of cutting-edge, sustainable architecture for years, and this book is his revolutionary vision for bringing the power of the conservation and design movements together. He advocates looking to nature for the missing components of the green revolution: oysters that can clean water at up to 5 liters an hour; beavers that reshape their environments while simultaneously enriching ecosystems; and mountains that offer a new way of imagining how a city could be built. By designing our homes and cities in harmony with the natural world, we can take the next step in the sustainable revolution.
Main title:
Urban green : architecture for the future / Neil B. Chambers.
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Collation:
x, 244 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Why the Current Green Movement is Getting it Wrong -- When Buildings Went Bad -- The History of Green Building -- How Infrastructure Makes Water Work For Us -- The Electrical Grid -- The Sustainability of Nature -- The Cities of Tomorrow -- Working with Nature to Find Clean Water -- Energy Better Sized -- Bridging the Divide between Buildings and Wilderness -- The Invisible City -- The Greatest Vision -- Our Role As a Keystone Species.
ISBN:
9780230107632
Dewey class:
720.47
LC class:
NA2542.35.C47 2011NA2542.35
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
101288
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Home and Lifestyle | HOME 720.47 CHAM | Available |