Values and functions for future cities. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Giulio Mondini, Alessandra Oppio, Stefano Stanghellini, Marta Bottero, Francesca Abastante, editors.
• Other Names: Mondini, G (Giulio); Oppio, Alessandra; Stanghellini, Stefano; Bottero, Marta; Abastante, Francesca
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Towards Sustainable Cities and Communities; Contents; Sustainability Strategies and Human Well Being; How to Revitalise a Historic District: A Stakeholders-Oriented Assessment Framework of Adaptive Reuse; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Framework; 2.1 The Adaptive Reuse Concept; 2.2 The Macbeth Method; 3 Description of the Case Study; 3.1 Case Handling; 3.2 The "Antoniani" Building-In the Piazzo District-As a Development Engine; 3.3 The Cohousing Vision; 4 Macbeth Application; 4.1 Definition of the Alternative Options; 4.2 Definition of the Criteria Nodes 4.3 Development of the Model5 Conclusions; References; Energy Management in Hospitals: Evolution of a Methodology; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Quality in the Building Process; 1.2 The Process of Redeveloping Buildings; 1.3 Phases of the Design Process; 2 The Methodology; 2.1 Data Collection; 2.2 Modelling Techniques; 3 Application to a Real Case Study; 4 Conclusion; References; Ecosystem Services: From Bio-physical to Economic Values; 1 Introduction; 2 The Ecosystem Services Theory; 3 Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services; 4 Life Satisfaction Approach for Ecosystem Services Valuation (ESV) 4.1 Data Sources and Geographical Scale4.2 Measuring the Ecosystem Services Quality (ESQ); 5 Further Developments of the Study; References; Spatial Implications of EPC Rankings Over Residential Prices; 1 Introduction; 2 Brief Literature Review; 3 Study Area, Data and Methodology; 3.1 Study Area; 3.2 Methodology; 3.3 Data; 4 Results; 4.1 The Impact of EPC Ranking on Housing Prices; 4.2 Does EPC Ranking has a Stationary Impact on Residential Prices?; 4.3 Relationship between EPC Ranking Variation and Urban, Social and Housing Attributes; 5 Conclusions; References An Analysis of the Energy Efficiency Impacts on the Residential Property Prices in the City of Bari (Italy)1 Introduction; 2 Aim; 3 Case Study; 4 The Method; 5 Application of the Model; 5.1 Equations; 5.2 Empirical Analysis of the Functional Links in the Model; 6 Conclusions; References; Scenarios of Climatic Resilience, Economic Feasibility and Environmental Sustainability for the Refurbishment of the Early 20th Century Buildings; 1 Introduction; 2 The Proposed Method; 2.1 Documental and Morphologic-Constructive Analysis; 2.2 Clime and Energy Analysis; 2.3 Laws and Constraints Analysis 2.4 Energy Retrofit and Alternative Technological Solutions2.5 Energy Balance and Economic Feasibility; 2.6 Verification of Energy Efficiency and Economic Feasibility; 3 Case Study: Palazzo Utveggio (Palermo, Italy); 3.1 Documental and Morphological-Constructive Analysis; 3.2 Clime and Energy Analysis; 3.3 Laws and Constraints Analysis in Palazzo Utveggio; 3.4 Energy Retrofit and Alternative Technological Solutions; 3.5 Energy Balance and Economic Feasibility; 4 Verification of Energy Efficiency and Economic Feasibility of the Alternatives; 5 Conclusions; References
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (473 p.)
• Subjects: 307.1/216; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; City planning; City planning; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030237868; 3030237869
• Related ISBNs: 9783030237844
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