Eco-City Berkeley: Building Cities for a Healthy Future

Author: Richard Register (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is a representative work by Richard Register, the leader of the "Ecological City Builders" organization, an internationally renowned expert in architecture, landscape, urban design, and ecological activism, and the initiator of the International Conference on Ecological Cities. It is one of the earliest and most academically recommended works that systematically elaborates on the principles and applications of "ecological cities." The book discusses the concept, standards, regional context, and spatial form of ecological cities, as well as methods and steps for building new ecological cities and transforming existing towns into ecological cities. Taking the U.S. city of Berkeley as an example, it vividly and concretely illustrates how to plan, build, and manage ecological cities in terms of planning, architecture, transportation, energy, policy, economy, and citizen behavior. The book combines theory with practice and is richly illustrated with visuals.
[Target Audience] This book is suitable for professionals and government departments in planning, architecture, landscape, landscape architecture, urban construction and management, environmental protection, urban economy, society, and culture, as well as researchers in human settlements. It also serves as an important reference for faculty and students in relevant academic institutions.