دانلود کتاب Fundamentals of Sustainable Neighbourhoods

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Authors
Chapter-1
Setting the Stage
1.1 A Look Back
1.2 Sustainability; Principles and Components
1.2.1 The Path of Least Negative Impact
1.2.2 Self-Sustaining Process
1.2.3 Supporting Relation
1.2.4 A Life Cycle Approach
1.3 Influencing Participants
1.3.1 Governments
1.3.2 Financial Institutions
1.3.3 The Homebuilder
1.4 The Design Firm
1.5 Product Manufacturers
1.6 The Homebuyer
Conclusion
Chapter-2
Forms of Sustainable Neighborhoods
2.1 Choosing a Form
2.2 Rethinking Urban Density
2.3 Designing Denser Communities
2.3.1 Density Yardsticks
2.3.2 Lot Dimensions and Siting
2.4 Waste Management
2.5 District Heating
2.6 The Making of a High-Density Neighborhood
2.6.1 High-Density Design Options
2.6.2 Guiding Design Principles
2.6.2.1 Roads and Parking
2.6.2.2 Dwellings
Chapter-3
Streets for People
3.1 Current Road Design Practices
3.2 Alternative Streets Design
3.2.1 Narrow Streets
3.2.2 Shared Streets
3.2.3 Cul-de-sac and Loop Streets
3.3 Parking
3.3.1 Parking in Commercial Settings
3.3.1.1 Mixing Land Uses
3.3.1.2 Designing for Different Peak Uses
3.3.1.3 Parking “Plazas”
3.3.2 Residential Parking
3.3.2.1 On-Street Parking
3.3.2.2 Grouped Parking
3.3.2.3 Alleys
3.3.2.4 Shared Drives
3.4 Active Mobility
3.4.1 Moving by Foot
3.4.1.1 Safety
3.4.1.2 Continuous Sidewalks and Safer Crossings
3.4.1.3 Convenience and the Pleasure of Walking
3.4.2 Moving by Bicycle
3.4.2.1 Bicycle Freeway
3.4.3 Active Mobility in Porvoo
Chapter-4
Weaving Neighborhoods and Nature
4.1 Ground Related Elements
4.1.1 Site Selection and Land Use
4.1.2 Water
4.1.3 Topography
4.1.4 Soil and Rock Formations
4.1.5 Vegetation
4.2 Microclimate
4.2.1 Sun
4.2.2 Wind
4.3 Housing in the Forest
4.3.1 Ecological Patches
4.3.2 Climatic Influences
4.3.3 Site Plan
Chapter-5
Streetscapes and Outdoor Spaces
5.1 Public Outdoor Space
5.1.1 Scale
5.1.2 Interconnectedness
5.1.3 Visual Aspects
5.1.4 Proprietorship
5.2 Streetscapes
5.2.1 Proportion
5.2.2 Accessibility
5.2.3 Comfort
5.2.4 Appearance
5.2.5 Vegetation
5.3 Edible Landscapes
5.4 A New Hybrid Community
5.4.1 Pedestrian Paths
5.4.2 Land–Dwellings Relationships
5.4.3 Private Horticultural Options
5.4.4 Yard Gardens
5.4.5 Greenhouses and Roof Gardens
5.4.6 Community Planning
Chapter-6
Sustaining Shorelines
6.1 The Evolution of Lakeside Lifestyle
6.2 Environmental Effects of Shoreline Development
6.3 Strategies for Successful Protection of Shorelines
6.3.1 Siting Buildings
6.3.2 Paths
6.4 Shoreline Demonstration
6.4.1 Design Principles
6.4.1.1 Slope Zoning and Roofs
6.4.1.2 Building Orientation
6.5 Vegetation as a Tool
6.5.1 Common Area, Parking Arrangement, and Paths
6.6 Treating the Shoreline
Chapter-7
Social Capital and Integrated Communities
7.1 Social Capital
7.2 Strategies for Mixed-Use Planning
7.2.1 Pedestrian Pockets
7.2.2 Transit-Oriented Development
7.2.3 Commercial Centers
7.2.4 Vertical Mixed-Use
7.2.5 Locating Civic Institutions and Other Amenities
7.2.6 Designing for Live-Work Arrangements
7.3 Mixing Commerce and Residences in Peace River
7.3.1 Opportunities and Barriers
7.3.2 A Planning Proposal
Chapter-8
Sustainable Dwellings
8.1 Societal Transformations
8.2 Planning Strategies for Dense Living
8.2.1 Zero-Lot-Line
8.2.2 Z-Lot Housing
8.2.3 Clustered Housing
8.2.4 Narrow Houses
8.2.5 Grow Homes
8.2.6 Adaptable Houses
8.3 Constructing for Energy Conservation
8.4 The Next Home
8.4.1 Components à La Carte
8.4.2 Flexibility of Building Exterior
8.4.3 A New Urban Perspective
8.4.4 Application of the Next Home Concept
Appendix
Project Teams
Illustration Credits
Bibliography
Index