Images of the Future City
Time and Space For Sustainable Development
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2011
Book
Hardback
XXXI, 457 pages
978-94-007-0652-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an ideal complement to studies showing the potentially devastating ecological effects of climate change, studies trying to calculate the costs of climate change, and studies trying to identify the most pressing needs in preparing for the new climate.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
XXXI, 457 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
898 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-007-0652-1 (9789400706521)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-0653-8
Schweitzer Classification
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Mattias Höjer | Anders Gullberg | Ronny Pettersson
Images of the Future City
Time and Space For Sustainable Development
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11/2014
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Time and Space For Sustainable Development
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Content
1. The Sustainable City.- 2. Limitations and Necessities.- 3. Limits of Urban Sustainability.- 4. Urban Tempo and Structure.- 5. Introduction - Urban Structure, Activity Patterns and Technology.- 6. Development of Urban Structures.- 7. Visions and Urban Structures.- 8. Stockholm's Urban Development .- 9. Future Cities - Possible Changes.- 10. Time and Consumption.- 11. Housing and Other Premises.- 12. Food.- 13. Travel.- 14. Durable Goods.- 15. Time Use in the Future.- 16. Production.- 17. Vehicles.- 18. Housing.- 19. Summary of Technical Potential.- 20. Introduction.- 21. Six Images of the Future - Introduction and Definitions.- 22. Urban Cores 2050 - Fast and Slow.- 23. Suburban Centers - Fast and Slow.- 24. Low-rise Settlements - Fast and Slow.- 25. Measures and Possibilities in Concentration.- 26. Time Use Today and in Images of the Future.- 27. Energy Use From the Household Perspective.- 28. Energy Use in 2000 and 2050.- 29. Suburban and Inner City Families with Children and No Car.- 30. Images of the Future From a National Economic Perspective.- 31. The Sustainable City: Necessary System Shifts and Their Conditions; Appendixes.