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The Metabolism of Settlement

The Metabolism of Settlement - Paperback

by Carlos Arnaiz, Peter G. Rowe, Claire Doussard
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carlos Arnaiz, Peter G. Rowe, Claire DoussardPublish date:2025-09-16Pages:200
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oro EditionsISBN-13:9781961856172ISBN-10:1961856174UPC:9781961856172Book Category:Architecture, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Urban & Land Use Planning, Environmental, Individual Architects & FirmsBook Topic:Water Supply, MonographsSize:9.00 x 11.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:2.9Product ID:SCQQCSM1WX

In our current era, where human activity is the main cause of planetary change, there's growing concern about how our cities and towns function. Think of a city as having a "metabolism"--it consumes resources to be built and to operate.

This book presents a new way to analyze a city's environmental impact. It introduces a method to track the complete lifecycle of all the materials and energy a city uses. This process follows them from the very beginning, where resources like water, energy, and raw materials are first taken from the environment; through their use, as they are transformed to construct and run the city; and all the way to the very end, to see what happens to them after buildings are demolished and systems are no longer in use.

By creating this full "cradle-to-grave" picture, designers and planners can identify key problems--like hidden energy consumption and carbon emissions--and develop innovative solutions to create more efficient and environmentally friendly cities.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oro EditionsISBN-13:9781961856172ISBN-10:1961856174UPC:9781961856172Book Category:Architecture, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Urban & Land Use Planning, Environmental, Individual Architects & FirmsBook Topic:Water Supply, MonographsSize:9.00 x 11.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:2.9Product ID:SCQQCSM1WX
Arnaiz, Carlos: - Carlos Arnaiz is an architect, educator, writer and urban design consultant. He is the founder and principal of CAZA, the co-founder of SURBA and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at Pratt Institute. Prior to founding CAZA, Carlos was an associate partner at SAA in charge of over 20 global projects. Carlos started his career working as a design associate at a number of world-renowned architecture firms such as Office dA and Field Operations.Rowe, Peter G.: - Peter G. Rowe is the Co-Founder and Chairman of SURBA: Studio for Urban Analysis. He is also the Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Harvard University and a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He served as Dean of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard from 1992 to 2004, and was Chairman of the Urban Planning and Design Department there from 1988 until 1992, and Director of the Urban Design Programs from 1985 until 1990. Currently, he is also a High-Level Foreign Expert and Guest Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Rowe's research and consulting are extensive and international in scope, including subjects dealing with matters of cultural interpretations and design, as well as urban formation in relationship to issues of economic development, housing provision, resource sustainability, and historic conservation.Doussard, Claire: - Claire Doussard is a landscape engineer, urban designer and doctor of planning. She is a specialist in sustainable urban planning and urban environmental and technological innovations. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture.


Other contributors:
Yona Chun
Yun Fu
Rolando Girodengo
Boya Guo
Trinity Kao
Priyanka Kar
Elyjana Roach
Publisher: Oro Editions

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Carlos Arnaiz, Peter G. Rowe, Claire Doussard

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Carlos Arnaiz, Peter G. Rowe, Claire Doussard

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