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Dry Urbanism: Designing for Drought in the City (Contemporary Urban Design Thinking)
by: Rob Roggema (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 2025th
Publication Date: 2025-01-02
Language: English
Print Length: 286 pages
ISBN-10: 3031773462
ISBN-13: 9783031773464
Book Description
The ambition of the book is to give a contemporary insight in the state of the art when it comes to designing our cities and landscapes for dry conditions. Water, or the absence thereof, is an important issue to consider. Many cities around the world are increasingly suffering heat, droughts and occasional severe flooding and rainfall. This asks for new approaches, and methodologies to (re)design the urban and rural condition to stay livable.This book aims to connect theories (the methodologies and approaches) with practice (concrete examples and projects).
Editorial Reviews
The ambition of the book is to give a contemporary insight in the state of the art when it comes to designing our cities and landscapes for dry conditions. Water, or the absence thereof, is an important issue to consider. Many cities around the world are increasingly suffering heat, droughts and occasional severe flooding and rainfall. This asks for new approaches, and methodologies to (re)design the urban and rural condition to stay livable.This book aims to connect theories (the methodologies and approaches) with practice (concrete examples and projects).
