Full Description
Fundamentals of Community Design for Wellbeing addresses the need to rethink the philosophy and form of residential environments due to recent social, economic, environmental and cultural shifts, including depletion of non-renewable resources, elevated levels of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The book highlights innovative planning strategies for liveability and wellbeing of communities supported by lessons from notable international case studies, addressing varied issues including accommodating elderly populations, designing walkable communities, and closing the affordability gap. Authored by an architecture professor who is also a practicing architect and urban planner, the book navigates the residential design process from site planning to individual home design, emphasizing principles of sustainability. Each of its twenty illustrated chapters focuses on a distinct aspect of residential design that highlight effective solutions for today's pressing challenges. This book is essential for students of urban planning, architecture and sustainability, as well as professionals and policy makers.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. A Call for Sustainable and Livable Communities
2. Fitting in with the Context
3. Smart Growth in Urban Evolution
4. Grid Based Community Planning
5. Mobility for Wellbeing
6. Building Blocks for Wellbeing
7. Minimizing Ecological Footprints
8. Considering Environmental Elements in Planning
9. Density for Sustainable Development
10. Human-Centric Spaces in Built Environments
11. Planning Walkable Environments
12. Public Outdoor Spaces as Generators of Wellbeing
13. Designing Playful Communities
14. Cultivating Sustainability Through Edible Landscapes
15. Adaptable Living
16. Designing Communities for Aging Populations
17. Solar Design for Sustainability
18. Designing with Circularity of Materials in Mind
19. Water Management Strategies for Sustainability
20. Cultivating Social Relations for Wellbeing
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