Integrating Sustainable Technology into Built Form
A Design Guide for Masterplanning
Ashley Smith(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2026
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-415-85934-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book will provide urban and landscape designers, and other development related professions, with metrics, rules-of-thumb, and other necessary design guidance to integrate renewable energy technologies and decentralized utility infrastructure into master-planned developments.
The urban planning profession is founded on designing for the future and should include safeguarding access to energy and resources. This book will be an indispensible professional tool and will enable designers to embed sustainability and resiliency within their plans for the built environment. Highly illustrated and accessible, the book will create a methodology based on the tools within an urban planner's professional repertoire.
The urban planning profession is founded on designing for the future and should include safeguarding access to energy and resources. This book will be an indispensible professional tool and will enable designers to embed sustainability and resiliency within their plans for the built environment. Highly illustrated and accessible, the book will create a methodology based on the tools within an urban planner's professional repertoire.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
60 farbige Abbildungen, 20 s/w Tabellen
20 Tables, black and white; 60 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-85934-9 (9780415859349)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ashley has over ten years of experience as a sustainable designer and has spent her career integrating environmental science into urban and landscape design, and planning. A LEED (R) Accredited Professional, Ashley has a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from McGill University and a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto.
Content
Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Novel Design Methodology Part 3: Planning Metrics and Design Guidelines 1. Sun 2. Air 3. Earth 4.Water