Ecomasterplanning
By: Ken Yeang.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780470697290
Subjects: Yeang, Ken, -- 1948- -- Themes, motives; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Land use -- Environmental aspects
Description: "In EcoMasterplanning, Ken Yeang provides a comprehensive introduction to the ideas and principles that lie behind the many masterplans that he has designed. In a highly visually driven format, the book illustrates over 30 master plans produced by Yeang. These are accompanied by explanatory diagrams of the ideas and devices used in the masterplans, as well as plans and drawings of the actual plans. The book will feature masterplans designed for sites from around the world, including those for Amsterdam, Gwongzhou, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpar, Kuwait, Macau, Mumbai, Singapore and Vancouver."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Steve Featherstone; title: Introduction. Ecomasterplanning and ecocities; title: SOMA, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, India; title: Macau Waterfront, Macau, China; title: West Kowloon Waterfront, West Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; title: Huanan New City, Guangzhou, China; title: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; title: Rotterdam Waterfront Ecocity, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; title: Business Advancement Technology Centre, Düsseldorf, Germany; title: Beijing World Science and Trade Centre, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China; title: Green Square Town Centre, Sydney, Australia; title: Parramatta Road, Sydney, Australia; title: Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; title: Al-Shamiyah, Mekkah, Saudi Arabia; title: Al Ghorfa, Kuwait City, Kuwait; title: Vancouver Waterfront, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; title: Premier City, Almaty Kazakhstan; title: Dubai Waterfront, Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; title: Brunsfield, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; title: Sydney Waterfront, Sydney, Australia; title: Conclusion. The eomasterplanning imperative / by Robert Powell; title: Acknowledgements; title: Index.