Lim, C. J.

Smartcities + eco-warriors : txt Smartcities and eco-warriors : C.J. Lim + Ed Liu. - 1st.ed. - 255 p. col. ill. ; maps ; plans ; 29 cm. book

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Contents:
Preface 7 --
Urban Utopias and the Smartcity 9 --
Manifesto for the Smartcity [i] – From Soil to Table 15 --
Manifesto for the Smartcity [ii] – The Perpetual Motion Machine 21 --
Manifesto for the Smartcity [iii] – The American Dream Redux 25 --
Manifesto for the Smartcity [iv] – Rise of the Eco warrior 29 --
Manifesto for the Smartcity [v] – Scenic Positions 31 --
Manifesto for the Smartcity [vi] – Cultivating Community 35 --
A pictorial essay: Excavating the Concrete Jungle 41 --
Case study 1 Urban agriculture: Guangming Smartcity China 51 --
A Lexicon for The Smartcity 100 --
Case study 2 Urban agriculture: Daejeon Urban Renaissance South Korea 109 --
Case study 3 Urban agriculture: Central Open Space: MAC South Korea 115 --
Case study 4 Urban agriculture: Nordhavnen Smartcity Denmark 135 --
Case study 5 Urban agriculture: The Tomato Exchange UK 155 --
Case study 6 Urban agriculture: Dongyi Wan East Waterfront China 163 --
Case study 7 Urban agriculture: DuSable Park USA 171 --
Case study 8 Eco-sustainability: Guangming Energy Park China 175 --
Case study 9 Eco-sustainability: Nanyui Urban Living Room China 189 --
Case study 10 Cultivating communities: Redcar Seafront Development UK 203 --
Case study 11 Cultivating communities: Southern Science + Technology University China 209 --
Case study 12 Cultivating communities: Newark Gateway Project USA 225 --
Divergent positions Carolyn Steel: Sitopia – The Urban Future 237 --
Divergent positions David Satterthwaite: The Role of Cities in Climate Change 243 --
Divergent positions Mark Jarzomebek: Post Sustainability 247 --
Project and Reproduction Credits 250 --
Index 252 --



The Smartcity is an innovative response to problems resulting from the expansion of cities. Addressing a possible resurgence in the symbiotic relationship of humans with the city, this title guides the reader in how Smartcity practices could be used in contemporary society --

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Urbanization--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Sustainable design--Case studies

HT361 / L56 2010

307.76