Greening the urban habitat : (Record no. 37642)

MARC details
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2019957782
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9789811207242
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 720.47 HO GR
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Ho, David Kim Hin
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Greening the urban habitat :
Subtitle a quantitative and empirical approach
Statement of responsibility, etc. David Kim Hin Ho
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Hoboken :
Publisher World Scientific,
Date c2020.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxiv, 194 p. :
Other Details ill. :
Size 24 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary This book is a good reference book for city planners, architects and civil engineers involved in the conceptualisation, design and building of urban habitations, who aspire to increase the liveability of their cities. It introduces the Singapore Green Plot Ratio (GnPR) as an Urban Planning Metric to promote the widespread and intensive use of greenery for new and existing buildings in towns and cities like Singapore - a former third world city that has transformed into one of the world's most liveable metropolises. Increasing urban greenery has been observed to enhance the quality of our built environment, and in turn, the quality of life of its inhabitants. The book shows readers how to do so using the GnPR, which it presents as an important urban complement of the leaf area ratio (LAI) concept, through an in-depth discussion of three key aspects of the GnPR. It proposes optimal levels of GnPR for various land-use types and how these levels are benchmarked against current levels of greenery provision; stipulates the greenery quantum which encourages the concentration of some plants, especially native trees and certain local species; and advocates the development of ecological or natural landscapes over manicured gardens. The book also discusses the impact of various levels of GnPR provision with the inevitable capital and maintenance costs of greening built environments, and how they affect the application of the GnPR guidelines.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Sustainable architecture
Geographic Singapore
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Sustainable urban development
Geographic Singapore
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Urban renewal
Geographic Singapore
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Urban ecology (Sociology)
Geographic Singapore
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Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Price effective from Koha item type Public note Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
12/03/2020 720.47 HO GR T0064553 12/03/2020 REGULAR Mar2020   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 18/03/2020 AMAUK