Architecture and social sustainability understanding the new paradigm / edited by Alexandra Staub.
| Other author | Staub, Alexandra. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025. |
| Description | ix, 273 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | Topographies of sustainability in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward / Anna Livia Brand -- Market publics in urban Africa : reading self-organized spaces of exchanges and material flows at Onitsha markets in Nigeria / Chukwuemeka V. Chukwuemeka -- Building thousands of communities, not millions of homes : a participatory approach towards transforming informal settlements in India / Sandhya Naidu Janardhan, Sandra Alexander |
| Abstract | "Architecture and Social Sustainability shows how we can better design for stakeholder agency, serve historically marginalized populations, and further our theoretical thinking about sustainability writ large. With chapters exploring both the urban and the building scale, this volume examines the design of buildings and urban settings to illustrate how we can create more inclusive and equitable communities through broadening our design approach. Tracing how the professionalization of architecture and urban design have shut out stakeholder input, this book offers a range of methods and theoretical ideas to re-tool the design process for better social sustainability. The book illustrates these concepts through a series of case studies that have worked around systemic inequalities, recaptured stakeholder voices, and helped promote spatial and social justice. Case studies look at reparative urban and landscape design the United States, informal market structures in Nigeria, co-designed housing for low-income communities in India and Brazil, and participatory design for housing, schools, and healthcare facilities in Europe and the U.K. Essential reading for architects and urban designers seeking alternatives to conventional practice, as well as educators and students incorporating social sustainability as a foundational design concept, Architecture and Social Sustainability ties together design thinking and action to show architecture's potential for social change"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025005560 |
| ISBN | 9781032769318 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032769288 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |