The issues of sustainability in urbanism have been increasingly under discussion and
debate in the past few decades. We can also argue that the one approach that has been …

This paper will first look at the timeline of important publications that have been published on
sustainable design and have emerged from different schools of thought, to exemplify how …

In the essay entitled 'Towards a Sustainable City Centre'(published in JGB Summer 2006),
the author reflected on principles how to best integrate ecologically sustainable …

Green buildings and sustainability have been emerging as a mainstream in the built
environment in view of increasing awareness of climate change and environmental impacts …

This book chapter first looks at the timeline of important publications on sustainable design
that emerged from different schools of thought, and how gradually the notion of Green …

The terms" sustainable architecture"," green building" and" ecological design" have
emerged, along with a host of similar permutations, in recent practice as environmentally …

Green infrastructure planning has grown in prominence since it was first discussed in the
late 1990's. Since the President's Council on Sustainable Development discussed the …

Given the accelerating pace of urbanization and worsening environmental constraints, it has
become imperative to explore innovative and integrated solutions to shape a sustainable …

This paper sketches out the relationships between urban design and sustainable
development. More than half of greenhouse gas emissions are created in and by cities …

This book offers practical solutions to achieving sustainable urban design and development,
and helps designers communicate these solutions effectively to planners, developers and …