Tropical Sustainable Architecture
Social and Environmental Dimensions
- 1st Edition - July 12, 2006
- Latest edition
- Editors: Joo Hwa Bay, Boon Lay Ong
- Language: English
The tropical belt – where large areas of South East Asia, India, Africa and parts of both North and South America are located – forms the biggest landmass in the world and has one… Read more
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Description
Description
The tropical belt – where large areas of South East Asia, India, Africa and parts of both North and South America are located – forms the biggest landmass in the world and has one of the highest numbers of rapidly developing cities. Coincidentally, architecture in these regions shares common problems, the most easily identifiable being the tropical conditions of climate and natural environment. The context for architecture here is fraught with conflicts between tradition and modernization, massive influx of rural poor into urban areas, poorly managed rapid urban development as well as the cultural and social strain of globalization.
Many local and overseas architects, planners and city fathers are interested in the social and environmental dimensions of these areas that contribute towards short terms solutions and long term sustainable developments. This book, developed from the first conference of the International Network for Tropical Architecture, supplies a wealth of information from experts worldwide covering the cultural, environmental and technical aspects of thinking, researching and designing for the tropics.
Many local and overseas architects, planners and city fathers are interested in the social and environmental dimensions of these areas that contribute towards short terms solutions and long term sustainable developments. This book, developed from the first conference of the International Network for Tropical Architecture, supplies a wealth of information from experts worldwide covering the cultural, environmental and technical aspects of thinking, researching and designing for the tropics.
Key features
Key features
* Provides a holistic view of the subject, covering both technical and cultural issues
* Includes a variety of tropical case studies by an international team of experts
* Essential reading for architects wishing to develop their skills, technology and knowledge of these rapidly changing cities
* Includes a variety of tropical case studies by an international team of experts
* Essential reading for architects wishing to develop their skills, technology and knowledge of these rapidly changing cities
Readership
Readership
Readership (primary):
Professional architects working within tropical regions. Students and academics in this area
Readership (secondary):
Planners for the tropical region, the sustainable design community
Professional architects working within tropical regions. Students and academics in this area
Readership (secondary):
Planners for the tropical region, the sustainable design community
Table of contents
Table of contents
Sustainable Social Quality; The Selective Environment: Environmental Design and Cultural Identity; The Ecological Design of Large Buildings and Sites in the Tropics; High-rise High-Density Living; Socio-Environmental Dimensions: In Tropical Semi-open Spaces of High-rise Housing in Singapore;Building Environmental Assessment Methods from Sustainable Architecture Perspective: An Analysis in Singapore Public Housing Context; Building and Planning Requirements; Policy and Evaluation System for Green Building in Subtropical Taiwan; In Search of a Habitable Urban Space-Built Ratio: A Case Study of Building and Planning Regulation in Dhaka City; Urban Environmental Impacts; Designing High Density Cities – Parametric Studies of Urban Morphologies and Their Implied Environmental Performance;Exploring the Urban Heat Island Effect in Singapore;Thermal Environment Study of Urban Canyons; Experimental Sustainable Projects; Tropical and Traditional: Inventing a New Housing Model for the Old 36 Street Quarter in Hanoi, Vietnam; ECOPET 21: An Innovative Sustainable Building System for Ecological Communities in Tropical Regions; Critique on Tropical Architecture; Is Sustainability Sustainable? Interrogating the Tropical Paradigm in Asian Architecture
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 12, 2006
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
JB
Joo Hwa Bay
Affiliations and expertise
University of Singapore, SingaporeBO
Boon Lay Ong
Affiliations and expertise
University of Singapore, Singapore