The EcoEdge

Esther Ruth Charlesworth, Rob Adams

'Greenspeak' is increasingly central to the discourses of the architectural design and planning professions. However, constructed examples of the principles in practice, of designers, planners and urban politicians actually walking the sustainability talk into action, are not nearly as common ... This book presents the experiences of design practitioners who have implemented sustainable design projects rather than just theorized about them. Presenting diverse case studies of contemporary sustainable urban practice from Europe, Africa, India, South America, the USA and Australia, this book offers a fantastic wealth of practical material from a range of internationally renowned authors. It includes: -- -14 global case studies which and act as benchmarks and inspirations for transformation --Experiences of emerging economies such as India and China, heard on equal footing with those from...