From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world’s population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architectureand planning, there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of disciplines - from architecture, planning and ecology - which we must come to grips with if we are to design future cities which are genuinely sustainable. Paul Downton’s Ecopolis takes a major step along this path. It highlights the urgent need to understand the role of cities as both agents of change and means of survival, at a time when climate change has finally grabbed world attention, and it provides a framework for designing cities that integrates knowledge - both academic and practical - from a range of relevant disciplines. Perhaps the first book to deal with urban adaptation to rapid climate change on the basis of principles of ecologically sustainable developmentIts transdisciplinary approach links climate change, urban ecology, architecture and city planning with significant historical texts, scientific research and popular cultural expression Author’s experience in the field With a Foreword by Ken Yeang INDICE: 1. The Ground Plan.- 2. An Epistemology for Urban Ecology.- 3. Architecture, Urbanism and Ecological Perspectives.- 4. Weavers of Theory.- 5. The Aesthetics of Ecopolis.- 6. Finding Fractals: Identifying Elements of the Ecopolis.- 7. Building Fractals: Ecopolis Projects in Australia.- 8. Synthesis I: City Ecology.- 9. Synthesis II: ABC of EcoDevelopment.- 10. Synthesis III: Education, Advocacy and Activism.- 11. Synthesis IV: The SHED – Sustainable Human Ecological Development.- 12. Our Cities, Our Selves.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-9637-2
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 608
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés