Sustainable Urban Development

Topics, trends and solutions

Edited by Luís Bragança, Cristina Engel de Alvarez, Luisa F. Cabeza

Publication date:

28 December 2021

Length of book:

290 pages

Publisher

Institute Of Physics Publishing

Dimensions:

254x178mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9780750339698

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

This research and reference text addresses issues relevant to the implementation of sustainability in the built environment, covering the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles. The book presents numerous case studies that demonstrate the implementation of sustainable actions at local levels and municipalities. It situates the built environment within the broader network of environments it interacts with, engaging the perspectives of a wide range of professionals, including architects, engineers, geographers, urban planners, environmentalists, materials scientists, and more. This interdisciplinary text is ideal for a wide range of researchers and industry professionals working on sustainability problems. Its ground-up approach also makes it a handy reference for citizens and politicians wishing to change their local communities in line with sustainable development principles.

Key Features:

Analyses how sustainable proposed sustainability measures actually are.

Provides up to date information about the possibilities for implementing sustainability in the built environment.

Includes examples of successful cases in Europe and South America.

Includes examples of good ideas that failed because the local context was not considered.

0 – INTRODUCTION
1 – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CITY
CRISTINA ENGEL DE ALVAREZ, GUSTAVO KAMINO, VICTOR BUSSOLOTI, LUÍS BRAGANÇA
2 – PROJECT LOGIC FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF CITIES IN TRANSITION. A HISPANIC AMERICAN APPLICATION
FERMÍN RODRÍGUEZ AND ALVARO VALVERDE
3 – AN URGENT URBAN DESIGN CHALLENGE: TIME, SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY, AND THE HUMANIZATION OF
COLLECTIVE SPACE
MIGUEL BANDEIRA, FILIPA CORAIS AND FÁTIMA PEREIRA
4 – NEW TRENDS IN URBAN MOBILITY
BEGOÑA GUIRAO AND DANIEL ORELLANA
5 – COEXISTENCE OF URBAN REGENERATION POLICIES AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY: REFLECTIONS AND
PRACTICAL CASES SURROUNDING URBAN ACUPUNCTURE
MIGUEL BANDEIRA, FILIPA CORAIS AND FÁTIMA PEREIRA
6 – TACTICAL URBANISM: COLLECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN URBAN PUBLIC SPACES
MATÍAS CARDOSO, DANIEL ORELLANA AND M. AUGUSTA HERMIDA
7 – SEEDING PICO-SCALE SOLUTIONS FOR SOCIAL MACRO GOALS: COMPLEX THINKING OF PROJECTS ON
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
ANDREA NAGUISSA YUBA, GILFRANCO MEDEIROS ALVES, JOÃO ONOFRE PEREIRA PINTO,
JULIANA TRUJILLO AND KARINA TREVISAN LATOSINSKI
8 – HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
MARIA MATILDE VILLEGAS J., VLADIMIR FERNANDO STELLO AND RICARDO RODRIGUES
9 – THE ROLE OF A DETAILED MICROCLIMATE MONITORING IN DEVELOPING CULTURAL HERITAGE RESILIENCY
PLAN
ILARIA PIGLIAUTILE AND ANNA LAURA PISELLO
10 – DESIGNING BUILDINGS FOR ADAPTABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY
RAND ASKAR, LUÍS BRAGANÇA AND HELENA GERVÁSIO
11 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BUILDING DESIGN
JOSÉ PEDRO CARVALHO, LUÍS BRAGANÇA AND RICARDO MATEUS
12 – ENERGY EFFICIENCY TOWARDS NEARLY ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS
ANDERSON A. FRAGA, EDNA A. NICO-RODRIGUES, LUISA F. CABEZA AND CRISTINA E. DE
ALVAREZ¹
13 – ENERGY USE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN CITIES
NORBERTO S. ODOBEZ, CARLOS H. GODOY, LUISA F. CABEZA
14 – THE ROLE OF MATERIALS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY IN CITIES
LUISA F. CABEZA
15 – PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO EMBODY THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONCEPT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
KAMEL MOHAMED RAHLA, LUÍS BRAGANÇA, AND RICARDO MATEUS
16 – INTEGRATED ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
NILS LARSSON