Positive Development: From Vicious Circles To Virtuous Cycles Through Built Environment Design
by Janis Birkeland /
2008 / English / PDF
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Janis Birkeland presents the innovative new paradigm of 'Positive
Development' in which the built environment provides greater life
quality, health, amenity and safety for all without sacrificing
resources or money. With a different form of design, development
itself can become a 'sustainability solution'. A cornerstone of
this new paradigm is the eco-retrofitting of the vast urban fabric
we already inhabit. The author presents a revolutionary new tool
called SmartMode to achieve this end. This book challenges everyone
working in or studying the areas of sustainable development,
planning, architecture or the built environment to rethink their
current ideas and practices.
Janis Birkeland presents the innovative new paradigm of 'Positive
Development' in which the built environment provides greater life
quality, health, amenity and safety for all without sacrificing
resources or money. With a different form of design, development
itself can become a 'sustainability solution'. A cornerstone of
this new paradigm is the eco-retrofitting of the vast urban fabric
we already inhabit. The author presents a revolutionary new tool
called SmartMode to achieve this end. This book challenges everyone
working in or studying the areas of sustainable development,
planning, architecture or the built environment to rethink their
current ideas and practices.