
- 262 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Building Cities to LAST presents the myriad issues of sustainable urbanism in a clear and concise system, and supports holistic thinking about sustainable development in urban environments by providing four broad measures of urban sustainability that differ radically from other, less long-lived patterns: these are Lifecycle, Aesthetics, Scale, and Technology (LAST). This framework for understanding the relationship between these four measures and the essential types of infrastructureāgrouped according to the basic human needs of Food, Shelter, Mobility, and Waterāis laid out in a simple and easy-to-understand format. These broad measures and infrastructures address the city as a whole and as a recognizable pattern of human activity and, in turn, increase the ability of citiesāand the human raceāto LAST. This book will find wide readership particularly among students and young practitioners in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents Page
- List of Illustrations Page
- List of Contributors Page
- Introduction: A User's Guide
- 1 Lifecycle
- 2 Aesthetics
- 3 Scale
- 4 Technology
- Conclusion: A Matrix for Thinking
- Appendix: At the Limits of Practicality
- Index