Design Resilience in Asia: Thinking the Unpredictable, Designing with Uncertainty

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ISBN 10: 194876525X / ISBN 13: 9781948765251

Published by ACTAR, 2020

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Orderbook - wwb Newsletter May 2022 - Design Resilience in Asia: Thinking the Unpredictable, Designing with UncertaintyW022300 | $89.95 / 10% library disc. Actar, Barcelona, 2020. Two volumes. Well illustrated (all col. ). 32 x 25 cm. In English. Hardcover, boxed. ISBN 9781948765251The book is organized according to 'seven inspirations' -- seven ideas -- and presents a collection of theoretical essays and a set of provocative and innovative solutions to design, plan and build urban resilience in uncertain and unpredictable scenarios. Leaded by the National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, presents the research by design results of four consecutive years in four different countries (China, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand) responding to the current challenge of building more resilient cities in front of impacts of climate change, such as coastal and river flooding, water and air pollution, water scarcity, urban heat island effect, aquifer depletion or subsidence. The book brings together the work of highly-reputed academics, professionals and scholars from 20 universities worldwide with the aim of serving as a guide for mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change, and more specifically to reinstating the environmental qualities of our cities through carbon-neutral or carbon net-positive urban designs and plans. Subject Headings: Asian Art (Western Style) ; Non-Western in a Western Style ; Western Art -- Post-1945 ; Post-1970 ; Post-1990 ; Post-2000 -- Architecture -- Urban Planning --; *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- with a bonus offer--.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design Resilience in Asia: Thinking the Unpredictable, Designing with Uncertainty
• Publisher: ACTAR
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 194876525X
• ISBN 13: 9781948765251
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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The book is organized according to ‘seven inspirations’ – seven ideas – and presents a collection of theoretical essays and a set of provocative and innovative solutions to design, plan and build urban resilience in uncertain and unpredictable scenarios.

Led by the National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, presents the research by design results of four consecutive years in four different countries (China, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand) responding to the current challenge of building more resilient cities in front of impacts of climate change, such as coastal and river flooding, water and air pollution, water scarcity, urban heat island effect, aquifer depletion or subsidence. The book brings together the work of highly-reputed academics, professionals and scholars from 20 universities worldwide with the aim of serving as a guide for mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change, and more specifically to reinstating the environmental qualities of our cities through carbon-neutral or carbon net-positive urban designs and plans.