Urban design ecologies [Book] /
edited by Brian McGrath.
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, c2013.
- 319 p. : ill (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
- AD reader. .
With its emphasis on both urban design and the ecological, this book brings together key articles that point the way forward for reconciling the often conflicting concerns of urbanism and environmentalism. Twenty-three texts are organised into four distinct sections, covering metropolitan architecture, the sprawling megalopolis, the megacity and the recently emerging metacity. These are broadly chronological and highlight the recent thinking behind some of the key urban developments, ranging from the art of traditional city-making covered by European architects and historians in the late 20th century to contemporary Tokyo described by Atelier Bow-Wow.