Future city architecture for optimal living. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stamatina Th. Rassia, Panos M. Pardalos, editors.
• Editors: Rassia, Stamatina Th; Pardalos, P. M (Panos M.), 1954-
• Contents: 1. If robots conquer airspace: The Architecture of The Vertical City (J. Willmann, F. Gramazio, M. Kohler) -- 2. Smart cities in a smart world (B. Murgante, G. Barruso) -- 3. Understanding the context (R. Nicholson) -- 4. Architectural mithridatism? (C. Blanchet) -- 5. The heat is on, Now we must act (W.S.W. Lim) -- 6. Hollistic approach to shape future cities (R. Tsui, S. Wu, A. Siu) -- 7. Can dense cities really be livable? (L. Hee) -- 8. Building resilient cities to climate change (M. Santamouris, C. Cartalis) -- 9. Evaluation and reliability of shape grammars for urban planning and network design (B.J. Vitins, K.W. Axhausen) -- 10. Using policy instruments to drive optimal living and sustainable consumption in the built and natural environment (T. Ibn-Mohammed, A. Acquaye, R. Greenough, S. Taylor, L. Ozawa-Meida) -- 11. Hidden surface effects: Radiant temperature as an urban and architectural comfort culprit (F. Meggers) -- 12. Weather data and solar orientations (M. Samimi) -- 13. Analysis and classification of public spaces using convex and solid-void models (J. Beirão, A. Chaszar and L. Čavić).
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 711.4; Mathematics; City planning; Cities and towns; ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning; Cities and towns; City planning; Mathematics -- Applied; Optimization; Mathematical modelling; Mathematical optimization; Applied mathematics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319150307; 3319150308; 3319150294; 9783319150291
• Related ISBNs: 9783319150291
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed April 8, 2015).
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