Green architecture

Tri Harso Karyono

The book contains some basic understanding on the green architecture knowledge. It describes some problem of the current development of the built environment in the developing countries like Indonesia. People in this country, including its leaders tend to know little about green development. They are often talking and promoting the green issue, but they don't actually do and act at the same way. The government helped by the architects and town planner built cities without adequate pedestrian footpaths, with no bicycle ways, no good public transport, thus, encouraging people to use private cars. All the rich people including the leaders in this country use private cars even to reach short destinations. Roads are full with private cars, creating heavy traffic jams every where in the city. Leaders encourage people to use public transport but they don't use it, even they don't try to...