Building Better - Less - Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor: Fundamentals - Case Studies - Strategies

Author:   Dirk E. Hebel ,  Felix Heisel ,  Franca Trubiano ,  Manuel Girault
Publisher:   Birkhauser
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9783035621198


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   15 May 2026
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Building Better - Less - Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor: Fundamentals - Case Studies - Strategies


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Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its implementation is far from clear. In no other field can this be better observed than in architecture. Each volume of ""Building Better – Less – Different"" explores two areas of sustainability. The third volume combines the topics labor and city. Both spheres are facing profound changes. Forced labor, toxic building materials and deskilling are a worldwide problem in the construction industry and deeply unethical. Thus, the need for globally binding, fair labor practices becomes increasingly apparent. In the urban realm, cities must develop into ecological and social drivers, for instance by the establishment of intelligent mobility systems or by providing a habitat for animals and plants. Case studies of urban transformation include the Zurich Urban Climate Master Plan, the Hamburg Magistralen 2040+ Master Plan, or the Smart City Vienna Framework Strategy 2019–2050 Systematic compendium with internationally renowned contributors Third volume of the successful and timely ""Building Better – Less – Different"" series

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Author:   Dirk E. Hebel ,  Felix Heisel ,  Franca Trubiano ,  Manuel Girault
Publisher:   Birkhauser
Imprint:   Birkhauser
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9783035621198


ISBN 10:   3035621195
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   15 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Dirk E. Hebel ist Professor für Nachhaltiges Bauen und Dekan der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland. Felix Heisel ist Assistenzprofessor an der Architekturfakultät und Direktor des Circular Construction Lab am College of Architecture, Art, and Planning der Cornell University, New York, USA. Franca Trubiano ist Professorin an der Weitzman School of Design der University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Sie forscht u.a. zu den Themen Architekturethik und Zwangsarbeit in der Bauindustrie. Manuel Giralt ist Senior Lecturer and Researcher im Bereich Städtebau an der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland. Markus Neppl ist Professor für Stadtquartiersplanung an der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland.

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