Environmentally-friendly architecture & design books

3726 books were found.

Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical Design Guide

Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical...

Author: Nick Baker ,  Koen Steemers
ISBN: 9781138146464
Format: Hardback
$368.00

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A Measure of Community: Public Open Space and Sustainable Development Goal 11.7

A Measure of Community: Public Open Space and Sustainable...

Author: Sridevi Rao Ph D
ISBN: 9781945497872
Format: Paperback
$89.73

Where does sustainable public open space figure in the evolution of a city? This book presents empirical data through...  Read More >>

Constructed Ecosystems: Ideas and Subsystems in the Work of Ken Yeang

Constructed Ecosystems: Ideas and Subsystems in the...

Author: Ken Yeang ,  Shireen Jahnkassim
ISBN: 9781940743158
Format: Paperback
$62.95

Featuring the eco-architectural work and ideas of Ken Yeang.  Read More >>

Imagined Communities and Educational Possibilities: A Special Issue of the journal of Language, Identity, and Education

Imagined Communities and Educational Possibilities:...

Author: Yasuko Kanno ,  Bonny Norton
ISBN: 9781138146518
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Geographies of Trash

Geographies of Trash

Author: Rania Ghosn ,  El Hadi Jazairy
ISBN: 9781940291642
Format: Paperback
$44.99

The book reclaims the materiality and spatiality of municipal solid waste systems.  Read More >>

State of the World: Can a City Be Sustainable?

State of the World: Can a City Be Sustainable?

Author: The Worldwatch Institute
ISBN: 9781610917551
Format: Paperback
$116.16

State of the World first puts our current moment in context, tracing cities in the arc of human history. It also...  Read More >>

The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings

The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings

Author: Joana Carla Soares Goncalves (Universidade de Sao Paolo, Brazil) ,  Erica Mitie Umakoshi
ISBN: 9781138993488
Format: Paperback
$101.00

Tall buildings represent one of the most energy-intensive architectural typologies. This book takes in an overview...  Read More >>

The Green City: Sustainable Homes, Sustainable Suburbs

The Green City: Sustainable Homes, Sustainable Suburbs...

Author: Nicholas Low ,  Brendon Gleeson
ISBN: 9781138141513
Format: Hardback
$336.00

Considers a radical new approach to sustainability in urban planning, drawing on a range of international case studies...  Read More >>

Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change

Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change

Author: David Crichton ,  Fergus Nicol
ISBN: 9781138140554
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Provides insights into how we can protect our buildings, cities, infra-structures and lifestyles against risks associated...  Read More >>

Low Energy Low Carbon Architecture: Recent Advances & Future Directions

Low Energy Low Carbon Architecture: Recent Advances...

Author: Khaled Al-Sallal
ISBN: 9781138027480
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Providing a complete and in-depth overview of the available knowledge in the area of low energy and low carbon architecture....  Read More >>

Buildings are for People: Human Ecological Design

Buildings are for People: Human Ecological Design

Author: Bill Caplan
ISBN: 9780993370618
Format: Paperback
$59.38

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Environmental Design Research

Environmental Design Research

Author: Wolfgang Preiser
ISBN: 9781138689367
Format: Mixed media product
$609.00

First published in 1973, this two-volume set summarises and structures the contributions by researchers at the Fourth...  Read More >>

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development...

Author: Kheir Al-Kodmany ,  Professor Matthew Carmona
ISBN: 9781472438102
Format: Hardback
$336.00

Explores the role of suburban tall as a viable, sustainable alternative to continued suburban sprawl. This book...  Read More >>

Tiny Houses: The Ultimate Beginner

Tiny Houses: The Ultimate Beginner

Author: Austin Anderson
ISBN: 9781533375223
Format: Paperback
$39.47

TINY HOUSESThe Ultimate Beginner  Read More >>

A Genealogy of Tropical Architecture: Colonial Networks, Nature and Technoscience

A Genealogy of Tropical Architecture: Colonial Networks,...

Author: Jiat-Hwee Chang (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
ISBN: 9780415840781
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This book is an essential resource for understanding tropical architecture and its various contemporary manifestations...  Read More >>

Conflict and Change in Australia's Peri-Urban Landscapes

Conflict and Change in Australia's Peri-Urban Landscapes...

Author: Melissa Kennedy ,  Andrew Butt
ISBN: 9781472466853
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Drawing together leading researchers and practitioners, this volume provides an interdisciplinary contribution to...  Read More >>

The Future of the Suburban City: Lessons from Sustaining Phoenix

The Future of the Suburban City: Lessons from Sustaining...

Author: Grady Gammage
ISBN: 9781610916233
Format: Paperback
$79.20

In The Future of the Suburban City, Phoenix native Grady Gammage, Jr. looks at the promise of the suburban city...  Read More >>

Yearbook 2015 Ateliers d'Architecture III: Logement collectif durable et conception régénérative

Yearbook 2015 Ateliers d'Architecture III: Logement...

Author: Shady Attia
ISBN: 9782930909028
Format: Paperback
$52.80

C'est en Wallonie que la naissance de la seconde révolution industrielle a débuté. La Wallonie est une terre d'innovation....  Read More >>

Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities

Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities

Author: Mike Jenks ,  Nicola Dempsey
ISBN: 9781138143579
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Providing an accessible presentation of the research in sustainable urban planning and design, this book illustrates...  Read More >>

Bioclimatic Housing: Innovative Designs for Warm Climates

Bioclimatic Housing: Innovative Designs for Warm Climates...

Author: Richard Hyde
ISBN: 9781138173682
Format: Hardback
$284.00

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Wild By Design: Strategies for Creating Life-Enhancing Landscapes

Wild By Design: Strategies for Creating Life-Enhancing...

Author: Margie Ruddick
ISBN: 9781610915984
Format: Paperback
$145.20

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