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Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings about urban 'wilderness' landscapes. Evolved, rather than designed or planned, these derelict, abandoned and marginal spaces are frequently overgrown with vegetation and host to a wide range of human activities. They include former industrial sites, landfill, allotments, cemeteries, woods, infrastructural corridors, vacant lots and a whole array of urban wastelands at a variety of different scales. Frequently maligned in the media, these landscapes have recently been re-evaluated and this collection assembles these fresh perspectives in one volume. Combining theory with illustrated examples and case studies, the book demonstrates that urban wildscapes have far greater significance, meaning and utility than is commonly thought, and that an appreciation of their particular qualities can inform a far more sustainable approach to the planning, design and management of the wider urban landscape. The wildscapes under investigation in this book are found in diverse locations throughout the UK, Europe, China and the US. They vary in scale from small sites to entire cities or regions, and from discrete locations to the imaginary wildscapes of children's literature. Many different themes are addressed including the natural history of wildscapes, their significance as a location for all kinds of playful activity, the wildscape as 'commons' and the implications for landscape architectural practice, ranging from planting interventions in wildscapes to the design of the urban public realm on wildscape principles.

Duurzame stedenbouw --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Wilderness areas. --- Vacant lands. --- Abandoned buildings. --- Derelict buildings --- Buildings --- Vacant land --- Vacant lots --- Land use, Urban --- Terrain vague --- Lands, Protected wild --- Places, Protected wild --- Protected wild lands --- Protected wild places --- Protected wildlands --- Regions, Wilderness --- Wild lands, Protected --- Wild places, Protected --- Wilderness areas --- Wilderness regions --- Wildlands, Protected --- National parks and reserves --- Natural areas --- Protected areas --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Conservation --- Environmental aspects --- 316.334.56 --- 504 --- 712 --- Urbane sociologie --- Ecologie --- Landschapsarchitectuur --- Abandoned buildings --- Vacant lands --- 574 --- Ecologie en bioverscheidenheid

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The goal of advancing eco cities often remains confined to political or technological issues. This book establishes a focus on architectural and infrastructural design approaches to sustainable urban planning. Starting out from a critical assessment of five prototypical eco cities of recent decades (Vauban/Germany, solarCity/Austria, Valdespartera and Sarriguren/Spain, Bo01/Sweden), the book identifies fields in which architectural and urban designers can use their creative skills and methods to achieve sustainable results on an urban scale. Sustainability is undergoing a shift of focus from quantitative measures toward designoriented, interactive interventions. The range of qualitative solutions in ecological design is discussed here in four topical sections on "Materialize", "Mobilize", "Simulate" and "Transform". For example, "Materialize" explores the potential of eco-design beyond the traditional palette of materials to show how spatial boundaries can be re-imagined as gradients of conditioned versus unconditioned space, working with climatic conditions rather than material boundaries to help generate new forms of urban architecture. Contributions by experts in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and design theory, among them Achim Menges of Stuttgart University Institute for Computational Design, Federico Parolotto of Mobility in Chain, Edoardo Rico of Groundlab London, Sheila Kennedy of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Matthias Sauerbruch of Sauerbruch Hutton, provide in-depth information on the complexity of eco-design in urban environments and emphasize the need for new sensibilities in disciplinary and trans-disciplinary thinking processes.

Sustainable architecture --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Ecological houses --- Building materials --- City planning --- Sustainability. --- Architecture, Modern --- Architecture --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology --- Alternative homes --- Ecohomes --- Environmental homes --- Green homes (Green technology) --- Low impact houses --- Sustainable houses --- Dwellings --- Sustainable buildings --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Sociology, Urban --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design --- Environmental aspects. --- History --- Environmental aspects --- Sustainability --- 711.4 --- 69.03 --- 699.86 --- 574 --- 504.75 --- 504.75 Human ecology and human environment --- Human ecology and human environment --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Stedenbouw (theorie) --- Energie-efficiënte architectuur --- Klimaatontwerp --- Klimaatbeheersing --- Ecologie en bioverscheidenheid --- Architecture durable --- Ecologie urbaine --- Maisons écologiques --- Construction --- Urbanisme --- Durabilité de l'environnement --- Designs and plans. --- Dessins et plans --- Matériaux --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Sustainable urban development --- Sustainable development

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Vitamin Green provides an up-to-the-minute look at the single most important topic in contemporary design: sustainability. This new attention to the life of the things we make is changing the way design is practiced on every level and will be at the center of discussions about architecture, landscape architecture, and product design in the twenty-first century. Projects nominated by an international collection of designers, curators, critics and thinkers were selected to create the best possible sourcebook of the most exciting and original green designs at all scales, from eyeglasses to landscapes and from motorcycles to skyscrapers. The result is an inspirational survey of the enormous amount of innovative work being done in this field, as well as a directory of products, ideas and techniques for both designers and consumers. Filled with projects that are built and in production, Vitamin Green provides a lively and inspiring visual definition of the term 'sustainable design', showing people what really can be achieved today.

Sustainable architecture --- Architecture --- Sustainable design --- New products --- Industrial design --- Architecture écologique --- Ecologie appliquée --- Architecture vernaculaire --- Design --- Environmental aspects --- 72.039 --- 7 --- 504.54 --- 628.477.6 --- 62-039 --- 504 --- 69.03 --- 691 --- 699.86 --- 745 --- recyclage (bouwmateriaal) --- 772.9 --- bouwmaterialen --- duurzaam bouwen --- duurzaamheid --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- ecologie --- ecologisch bouwen --- productdesign --- recyclage --- Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Kunst. Ruimtelijke ordening. Architectuur. Sport en spel --- Landscape. Landscape ecology --- Recovery, recycling and re-use of waste and scrap. Salvage of scrap --- Engineering materials in general --- Duurzaamheid --- Duurzame architectuur --- Duurzame ontwikkeling --- Duurzame stedenbouw --- Ecologie --- Ecologisch bouwen --- Smart Architecture --- Energie-efficiënte architectuur --- Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) --- Materialen (design) --- Klimaatbeheersing --- productdesign, afzonderlijke voorwerpen --- 62-039 Engineering materials in general --- 628.477.6 Recovery, recycling and re-use of waste and scrap. Salvage of scrap --- 504.54 Landscape. Landscape ecology --- 7 Kunst. Ruimtelijke ordening. Architectuur. Sport en spel --- 72.039 Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Green design --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Design and construction --- 574 --- Ecologie en bioverscheidenheid --- 72.037 --- 21ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architecture - Environmental aspects --- Architecture - 21st century --- New products - Environmental aspects --- Industrial design - Environmental aspects