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ZEMCH: Toward the Delivery of Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes
In this book, leading international experts explore the emerging concept of the zero energy mass custom home (ZEMCH) – designed to meet the need for social, economic, and environmental sustainability – and provide all of the knowledge required for the delivery of zero energy mass customized housing and community developments in developed and developing countries. The coverage is wide ranging, progressing from explanation of the meaning of sustainable development to discussion of challenges and trends in mass housing, the advantages and disadvantages of prefabricated methods of construction, and the concepts of mass customization, mass personalization, and inclusive design. A chapter on e...
Design for Vulnerable Communities
This book aims to provide bases for reasoning on what challenges urban-architectural design for vulnerable communities will face in the coming years. Several issues, such as technological development, climate change, political crisis and economic uncertainties show as traditional strategies and methodologies are not sufficient to deeply solve the problems of these complex realities. These new changes, which are studied in different fields of knowledge, highlight the fact that the development of effective solutions must be characterized by multidisciplinary approaches and must be based on strategies promoted by different disciplines. For this reason, this contributed volume collects contribut...
Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture deals with all aspects of Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central Asia to Southeast Asia and Africa. The volumes cover all subject areas in Islamic art including: artists, rulers, writers, architecture, ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, painting, calligraphy, textiles, and more.The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture provides unparalleled scope and depth on this rapidly growing area of interest. It offers fully updated articles and bibliography as well as more than 500 plans, maps, diagrams, illustrations and colour plates.Similar in scope and design to The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, this three-volume reference work contains articles of various lengths in alphabetical order. The shorter, more factual articles (none shorter than 50 words) are combined with larger, multi-section articles tracing the development of the art forms in various geographical locations.
Community Regeneration Masterplan
This book reports on a large research project on community regeneration, which integrated the spatial, social, economic and organizational factors with the dimensions of sustainability, resilience and participation. Upon providing a detailed review on concepts of community and urban regeneration, it analyses a set of successful case studies from 30 European cities, which were selected by the authors from different rankings and awards. Fifty-seven key performance indicators and the results of self-assessment questionnaires are here introduced to allow a comparative study of best practices and eventually to outline 20 guidelines and 100 strategic actions for future community regeneration projects. All in all, this book offers extensive information and a source of inspiration for urban planners, economists, sociologists, public administrators, stakeholders and all those involved in the development and management of sustainable cities.
Sustainable Development and Planning II
In recent years many countries have experienced an increase in spatial problems that has led to planning crises. The use of modern planning technologies, such as geographical information systems and remote sensing, gives us new potential to monitor and prevent environmental degradation. Effective strategies for management should consider sustainable development and planning and emphasise the need to handle these matters in an integrated way. These volumes contain the contributions presented at the Second International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning which deal with the following topics: City planning; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental legislation and policy; Environmental management; Waste management; Resources management; Geo-informatics; Transportation; Ecosystems analysis, protection and remediation; Regional planning; Rural development; A Multidisciplinary approach to territorial
Algeria
Comprises annotated entries on works dealing with Algeria's history, geography, economy, and politics; its people and their culture, customs, religion, and social organization; its flora and fauna; tourism; industry and agriculture; urbanization and rural settlement; current living conditions including housing, education, the media, and similar matters. All sections from the first edition (1980) have been revised and updated. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
