"Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood" explores the way that the UK's towns and cities are changing at the turn of the millennium. Previously known as "Building the 21st Century Home", the second edition of this successful text describes the way that environmental and demographic change, economic pressures and the needs of community could change urban areas forever just as the garden city movement did a century ago.
Some of the arguments that were so contentious ten years ago are now widely accepted. Others rumble on, particularly after another property crash that has hit urban apartments. The central point, however, remains; urban renaissance will not be achieved by coercion but by the creation of positive urban models. Through case studies, the book describes one such model, the Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood: mixed use, medium density urban development, designed to minimise resource use and maximise community.
This classic text will be essential reading for urban designers, architects and planners, and anyone involved in the development of new homes and the regeneration of towns and cities.This work links social, environmental and economic factors with urban design for a fresh approach. It is grounded in practical realities of development. This work is visionary, whilst also putting theory into practice. It provides a model for sustainable reform by showing how architects work with existing planning laws and environments to improve site plans.
Part 1: The Origins
- The flight from the city
- Lost Utopias
- The taming of the city
, etc.
Part 2: The Influences
- Climate change: Environmental pressures on future settlements
- Choice: Changing household characteristics and the 21 st century home
- Community: Social sustainability in the suburb and city
, etc.
Part 3: The Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood
- Urban repopulation
- The eco-neighbourhood
- Urban building blocks
, etc.