Cities Designed For Winter
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Author | : Jorma Mänty |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Architecture and climate |
ISBN | : |
Series of papers which describe approaches to cold climate habitability from various northern nations including examples from Canada, China, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Soviet Union, Sweden and the United States.
Author | : David Chapman |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2024-11-06 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1040128521 |
This book takes a deep dive into the design and planning, and unique challenges of settlements in the European Arctic. Attractive Arctic Cities require job opportunities, good societal and commercial services, and importantly, high-quality built environments in order to thrive. The cities of the European Arctic are generally small and sit in sparsely populated regions, with large travel times between places, making them uniquely challenging from a planning and design perspective. The chapters detail the planning process and place-shaping in the Arctic. Emphasis is placed on the importance of urban design, microclimate, cultural heritage, and movement and transport. The objective is to provide an overview for students and practitioners of architecture, urban design and town planning, of the design and planning of Arctic settlements in the European Arctic (Finland, Norway, Sweden) as well as in North America, Canada, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and China.
Author | : Norman Pressman |
Publisher | : Prince George, B.C. : Winter Cities Association |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Tonya K. Davidson |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1487594089 |
Seasonal Sociology offers an engrossing and lively introduction to sociology through the seasons, examining the sociality of consumption practices, leisure activities, work, religious traditions, schooling, celebrations and holidays.
Author | : Sue Tarsky |
Publisher | : Taking a Walk |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780807577288 |
Three red fire engines, dogs on leashes, orange delivery trucks--what a good walk I had!
Author | : Jan Gehl |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2013-03-05 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1597269840 |
For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use—or could use—the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his latest work creating (or recreating) cityscapes on a human scale. He clearly explains the methods and tools he uses to reconfigure unworkable cityscapes into the landscapes he believes they should be: cities for people. Taking into account changing demographics and changing lifestyles, Gehl emphasizes four human issues that he sees as essential to successful city planning. He explains how to develop cities that are Lively, Safe, Sustainable, and Healthy. Focusing on these issues leads Gehl to think of even the largest city on a very small scale. For Gehl, the urban landscape must be considered through the five human senses and experienced at the speed of walking rather than at the speed of riding in a car or bus or train. This small-scale view, he argues, is too frequently neglected in contemporary projects. In a final chapter, Gehl makes a plea for city planning on a human scale in the fast- growing cities of developing countries. A “Toolbox,” presenting key principles, overviews of methods, and keyword lists, concludes the book. The book is extensively illustrated with over 700 photos and drawings of examples from Gehl’s work around the globe.
Author | : Livable Winter City Association |
Publisher | : Livable Winter City Association |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Architecture and climate |
ISBN | : |
Collection of papers by Canadian experts concerning development policies, strategies, concepts and trends that will ameliorate important features of daily life in cities, with special emphasis on the winter season. Highlights critical issues related to cold climate urban environments.
Author | : Wayne K.D. Davies |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 2015-03-23 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9401796556 |
This book reviews a series of new urban ideas or themes designed to help make cities more liveable, sustainable, safe and inclusive. Featuring examples drawn from cities all over the world, the various chapters provide critical assessments of each of the various approaches and their potential to improve urban life. New Urbanism: creating new areas based on a more humane scale with neighbourhood cohesion Just Cities: creating more fairness in decision-making so all residents can participate and benefit. Green Cities: helping places become greener with environmental rehabilitation and protection Sustainable Cities: avoiding the waste of resources and harmful pollution in settlements Transition Towns: developing local initiatives for more sustainable actions Winter Cities: making cities in cold climates more comfortable and enjoyable Resilient Cities: strengthening cities to better enable them to withstand natural hazards Creative Cities: supporting cultural industries and attracting talented individuals Knowledge Cities: creating, renewing and spreading knowledge and innovation Safe Cities: ensuring that citizens are better protected against criminal actions Healthy Cities: making improvements in the health of people in cities Festive Cities: rediscovering the utility of festive events in settlements Slow Cities: enhancing locally unique activities, such as local cuisines and community interactions This volume offers a host of approaches designed to give a new direction and focus to planning policies, helping readers to fully understand the advantages and disadvantages of each potential idea. It seeks to solve the many current problems associated with urban developments, making it a valuable resource for university and college students in urban geography, urban planning, urban sociology and urban studies as well as to planners and the general public.
Author | : James Gladstone |
Publisher | : Groundwood Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 2019-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1773060112 |
A boy, his father and their dog have a perfect day in a snowy city, illustrated by Governor General’s Literary Award winner Gary Clement. A young boy wakes up in the early light of a winter morning, pulls on his boots and mittens, and steps out into the snowy city with his dad. They trudge through the snow, their dog bounding along beside them, then a slushy, steamy bus ride takes them to the tobogganing hill for some winter fun. The boy describes all the sights and sounds of the day, from the frost in Dad’s beard and the snow “pillows” in the park, to the noisy clunking snow plows and the singing buskers they pass on their way home. That night, the boy lies awake under cozy covers, reflecting on the day, as snow blankets the world outside his window. This is winter in the city. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Author | : Kevin Lynch |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1964-06-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780262620017 |
The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion—imageability—and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.