Overview
- Examines in-depth global strategies for minimizing the residential carbon footprint, including district heating, passive solar gain, net-zero residences, as well as preserving the communities' natural assets
- Reconsiders conceptual approaches in building design and urban planning to promote a better connection between communities and nature
- Demonstrates practical applications of green architecture
- Focuses on innovative living spaces in urban environments
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents(8 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
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McGill School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada
Avi Friedman
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Sustainable Neighbourhoods
Authors: Avi Friedman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10747-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10746-2Published: 05 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34809-4Published: 01 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10747-9Published: 20 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 178
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 137 illustrations in colour
Topics: Building Construction and Design, Building Types and Functions, Interaction Design, Energy Efficiency