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Cities are under increased pressure to be resilient and resistant to the effects of climate change and rapid urbanisation. However, this idea has still not been fully integrated in to practice. This book presents a practical approach to masterplanning the city and its areas (existing and new) as urban environments for the 21st century, addressing the design of cities as complex adaptive systems.
Dr. Ombretta Romiceis Senior Lecturer in Urban Design and coordinator of the Urban Design StudiesUnit (UDSU) at the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde inGlasgow. Prof. Sergio Porta, architect,is Professor of Urban Design and Director of the UDSU and Dr. Alessandra Feliciotti holds a Phd in Urban Design from theUniversity of Strathclyde, and a Master’s degree in architecture at IUAV inVenice.
Part I: Towards an Ecology of Urban Form1. Design and Change: Reconciling the Paradox2. From System Ecology to Urban MorphologyPart II: Masterplanning for Change: The Design Approach3. Towards a Design Agenda4. The Design Approach5. Towards the Resilient City