Reconstructing the future cities as carbon sinks

Bauhaus Earth conference, June 2022.The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation since buildings and physical infrastructure are directly responsible for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.Fortunately, there are many new ways to build better. These include timb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Bauhaus Earth (Boston, Massachusetts), editor (editor)
Otros Autores: Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim, editor (editor), Armillas Tiseyra, Rocío, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter 2023.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Bauhaus Earth conference, June 2022.The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation since buildings and physical infrastructure are directly responsible for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.Fortunately, there are many new ways to build better. These include timber high-rise buildings, AI-assisted design, serial prefabrication of building components, smart recycling technology, multifunctional land use, integrated regional resource management, and community-based urban development, to name just a few.This volume compiles the papers presented by world-renowned academics, architects, spatial planners, and policymakers at the "Reconstructing the Future" conference, which was held at the Vatican in June 2022.First publication of the Bauhaus Earth think tank. Ideas to transform the anthroposphere.Contributions by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Ursula von der Leyen, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Wanjira Mathai, Xu Tiantian, Amanda Yates, Shigeru Ban, and many others.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages)
Issued also in print
ISBN:9783035627015