Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World by Tim Dixon (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World by Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt, Simon Lannon Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrows World highlights some of the innovative and diverse ways of imagining and re-imagining urban retrofit perspectives, set in the context of futures-based thinking. Publisher Description A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrow The culmination of a four-year collaborative research project undertaken by leading UK universities, in partnership with city authorities, prominent architecture firms, and major international consultants, Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrows World explores the theoretical and practical aspects of the transition towards sustainability in the built environment that will occur in the years ahead. The emphasis throughout is on emerging systems innovations and bold new ways of imagining and re-imagining urban retrofitting, set within the context of futures-based thinking. The concept of urban retrofitting has gained prominence within both the research and policy arenas in recent years. While cities are often viewed as a source of environmental stress and resource depletion they are also hubs of learning and innovation offering enormous potential for scaling up technological responses. But city-level action will require a major shift in thinking and a scaling up of positive responses to climate change and the associated threats of environmental and social degradation. Clearly the time has come for a more coordinated, planned, and strategic approach that will allow cities to transition to a sustainable future. This book summarizes many of the best new ideas currently in play on how to achieve those goals. Reviews the most promising ideas for how to approach planning and coordinating a more sustainable urban future by 2050 through retrofitting existing structuresExplores how cities need to govern for urban retrofit and how future urban transitions and pathways can be managed, modeled and navigatedOffers inter-disciplinary insights from international contributors from both the academic and professional spheresDevelops a rigorous conceptual framework for analyzing existing challenges and fostering innovative ways of addressing those challenges Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrows World is must-reading for academic researchers, including postgraduates insustainability, urban planning, environmental studies, economics, among other fields. It is also an important source of fresh ideas and inspiration for town planners, developers, policy advisors, and consultants working within the field of sustainability, energy, and the urban environment. Author Biography Malcolm Eames, PhD until recently held a professorial chair in Low Carbon Research with the Low Carbon Research Institute at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK, and was the Principal Investigator for the EPSRC Retrofit 2050 project. Tim Dixon, PhD holds a professorial chair in Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment in the School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading and leads the Sustainability in the Built Environment (SustBE) network. Miriam Hunt is a PhD student at School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK. Simon Lannon, PhD is a research fellow at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK. Details ISBN 1119007216 ISBN-13 9781119007210 Title Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World Author Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt, Simon Lannon Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 312 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd GE_Item_ID:137314635; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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