TY  - BOOK
AU  - Towers, Graham
TI  - At home in the city : an introduction to urban housing design
SN  - 0750659025
U1  - 711.58 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Elsevier
N1  - CONTENTS Foreword  xi Preface  xv Introduction: What is urban housing?  I PART ONE - ISSUES IN URBAN HOUSING 1. Context : The Environmental Imperative  19 Climate change  19 Population change  22 A new policy for housing  27 Where to build  33 Key points  37 Cose examples I A Leamington Spa   28 I 8 Kings Cross Railway Lands    34 2. Standards : Dividing the Space  39 The drive to raise standards  39 Changing attitudes to housing density  44 Density and housing form  50 The advantages of high density  56 Key points  59 3. Infrastructure : The Urban Neighbourhood  61 Community facilities  61 The idea of neighbourhood  65 Urban villages  66 Sustainable communities  72 Fitting in with urban form  78 Key points  81 Case example 3 A Greenwich Millennium Village  73 4. Housing forms : The Design of Urban Space  83 The urban legacy  83 The enduring forms of urban housing  93 Housing for new needs 101 The public realm 104 Key points 109 Construction : The Green Agenda 111 Energy conservation  111 Renewable energy sources 116 Water management  119 Conserving environmental resources 121 Off-site construction 126 Key points 131 Case examples 5 A Housing at Stadlau, Vienna 114 5 B Flats at Chorlton Park, Manchester 125 Reclamation: Re-using Built Space 133 The importance of existing buildings 133 Improving the efficiency of existing housing 136 Conversion and modernisation 143 Using redundant space 148 Key points 156 Case examples 6 A Priory Court, Walthamstow 140 6 B Grange Court, Hackney 149 6 C Box Works, Manchester 152 Design quality: A Question of Taste 159 The image of the house 159 A framework for quality 165 Customisation of housing space 170 Democratic design 175 Key points 182 Case examples 7 A Housing at Bercy, Paris 168 7 8 Borneo, Amsterdam 176 Perspective: Cities of Tomorrow 183 A world more urbanised 183 The city in Europe 187 European urban issues 195 Towards sustainability 202 Key points 204 Case examples 8 A The Regeneration of Kreutzberg, Berlin 189 8 B Housing in Latvia 193 PART TWO - CASE STUDIES A.High-Density Social Housing Iroko, Coin Street, London  209 B. High-Density Commercial Housing Rope Works, Manchester 215 C.An Urban Village on a'Brownfield' Site West Silvertown, London 221 D.Model for a Sustainable Urban Block Homes for Change, Manchester  227 E. Homes for Young Single People : I Foyer, Swansea  233 F. Homes for Young Single People : II Caspar I, Birmingham  239 G.Car-Free Social Housing Slateford Green, Edinburgh  245 H.A Prototype for Sustainable Urban Housing Bedzed, Sutton  251 I.  A Project Using Modular Construction Sixth Avenue, York 257 J. Regenerating Social Housing : I Marquess Estate, London  263 K. Regenerating Social Housing: II Gulden Kruis, Bijlmemeer, Amsterdam 269 L .Redevelopment of a Major 'Brownfield' Site Hammarby Sjostad, Stockholm 275 M.Renewal of an Old Urban Area Ferencvaros, Budapest  281 References  287 Further Reading  299 Index  302
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