Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0750655437
ISBN-13
9780750655439
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Architectural Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 22nd, 2005
Print length
318 Pages
Weight
630 grams
Dimensions
24.50 x 19.00 x 1.70 cms
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Provides a design proposal for a new kind of sustainable urban landscape: Urban Agriculture. This book shows urban design in practice through international case studies and the arguments presented are supported by quantified economic, environmental and social justifications. It is useful for architects, landscape architects and urban designers.
This book on urban design extends and develops the widely accepted ''compact city'' solution. It provides a design proposal for a new kind of sustainable urban landscape: Urban Agriculture. By growing food within an urban rather than exclusively rural environment, urban agriculture would reduce the need for industrialized production, packaging and transportation of foodstuffs to the city dwelling consumers. The revolutionary and innovative concepts put forth in this book have potential to shape the future of our cities quality of life within them.
Urban design is shown in practice through international case studies and the arguments presented are supported by quantified economic, environmental and social justifications.
Urban design is shown in practice through international case studies and the arguments presented are supported by quantified economic, environmental and social justifications.
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