SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AS A CULTURAL PROJECT John
... performance, that there is an important regional dimension to sustainable practice should appear selfevident. Even from the narrow perspective of energy consumption, fundamental design strategies such as building orientation, location and nature of fenestration and viability of alternative energy so ...
... performance, that there is an important regional dimension to sustainable practice should appear selfevident. Even from the narrow perspective of energy consumption, fundamental design strategies such as building orientation, location and nature of fenestration and viability of alternative energy so ...
URBAN RENAISSANCE - FYM
... and Spain (52 million). Cities will therefore play a key role in Europe’s future development and the challenges that lie before them centre around the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, to guarantee a more efficient and respectful use of natural resources and land for future generations; ...
... and Spain (52 million). Cities will therefore play a key role in Europe’s future development and the challenges that lie before them centre around the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, to guarantee a more efficient and respectful use of natural resources and land for future generations; ...
AP Human Geography Spring CRT Student Growth Assessment 5 of
... (B) megacity (C) city conglomerate (D) megolopolis (E) megatropolis 70. The multiplier effect is (A) the addition of non-basic workers to an urban economy that has added more basic workers (B) a ratio of urban to rural workers in an economy (C) the ratio of city workers to farm workers in an ...
... (B) megacity (C) city conglomerate (D) megolopolis (E) megatropolis 70. The multiplier effect is (A) the addition of non-basic workers to an urban economy that has added more basic workers (B) a ratio of urban to rural workers in an economy (C) the ratio of city workers to farm workers in an ...
EXAM INFORMATION SETTLEMENT and the
... residents live in a rural setting but are city oriented. ...
... residents live in a rural setting but are city oriented. ...
urban patterns chapter 12
... • Initially colonial settlements from the 1400’s and grew into villages, then cities, and now urban areas ...
... • Initially colonial settlements from the 1400’s and grew into villages, then cities, and now urban areas ...
Geosphere
... the countryside around the city. – Results from suburban building • housing & commercial ...
... the countryside around the city. – Results from suburban building • housing & commercial ...
Megalopolis
... Access to the Interior (Hinterland) Of all east coast cities, only NYC had direct access to the interior of North America. (Other ports were Europe-focused). By coincidence it also had the largest and best harbor. The Hudson-Mohawk Corridor provided an easy and fast route from the Atlantic Ocean to ...
... Access to the Interior (Hinterland) Of all east coast cities, only NYC had direct access to the interior of North America. (Other ports were Europe-focused). By coincidence it also had the largest and best harbor. The Hudson-Mohawk Corridor provided an easy and fast route from the Atlantic Ocean to ...
ecumene - christinemartell
... • a term used by geographers to mean inhabited land. • It generally refers to land where people have made their permanent homes, & to all work areas that are considered occupied & used for agricultural/other economic purposes. • there can be various types of ecumenes, each having their own unique ...
... • a term used by geographers to mean inhabited land. • It generally refers to land where people have made their permanent homes, & to all work areas that are considered occupied & used for agricultural/other economic purposes. • there can be various types of ecumenes, each having their own unique ...
Unit 1-5 Exam Review
... • Agriculture depends on the interaction of a number of natural systems: 1. Climate – amount of solar energy (heat) and moisture 2. Soil – how fertile the soil is depends on how much humus is present. This is effected by moisture. 3. Topography – level land is generally best for farming 4. Biology – ...
... • Agriculture depends on the interaction of a number of natural systems: 1. Climate – amount of solar energy (heat) and moisture 2. Soil – how fertile the soil is depends on how much humus is present. This is effected by moisture. 3. Topography – level land is generally best for farming 4. Biology – ...
World Geography - Field Local Schools
... Movement: How people and things change location and the effects of these changes. ...
... Movement: How people and things change location and the effects of these changes. ...
Conference on Architecture and Tourism: Fictions, Simulacra
... In a globalizing world, while all things that even seemingly matter have been becoming ubiquitous, or “melts into air,” as Marshall Berman would have it, architecture, at least for quite some time, have stayed solid and have not lost its eminence as a source of magnificence and amazement. This, to ...
... In a globalizing world, while all things that even seemingly matter have been becoming ubiquitous, or “melts into air,” as Marshall Berman would have it, architecture, at least for quite some time, have stayed solid and have not lost its eminence as a source of magnificence and amazement. This, to ...
Acting on Climate Change - Department of Biology
... • East-West smarth grid connections that allow provinces producing hydro-electricity to sell electricity to their neighbors to take full advantage of Canada’s low-carbon energy potential ; • Well-managed energy efficiency programs that produce significant positive economic returns across the board ...
... • East-West smarth grid connections that allow provinces producing hydro-electricity to sell electricity to their neighbors to take full advantage of Canada’s low-carbon energy potential ; • Well-managed energy efficiency programs that produce significant positive economic returns across the board ...
Chapter 4 Human Geography: People and Places
... states, etc. • Countries may join together to form international units: - examples: United Nations, European Union ...
... states, etc. • Countries may join together to form international units: - examples: United Nations, European Union ...
Sustainable tall building and Vertical compact city
... Another is the efficiency of sustainable super tall buildings in terms of the environment, society and the economy. Super tall building lessens environment load and establishes social and economic sustainability as well as efforts to build a new dimension of artistic and cultural sustainable high-ri ...
... Another is the efficiency of sustainable super tall buildings in terms of the environment, society and the economy. Super tall building lessens environment load and establishes social and economic sustainability as well as efforts to build a new dimension of artistic and cultural sustainable high-ri ...
megalopolis - northamericawiki
... – Interesting fact re: population density of Megalopolis • New Jersey = 1000 people per sq. mile • Oregon = about 30 people per sq. mile. ...
... – Interesting fact re: population density of Megalopolis • New Jersey = 1000 people per sq. mile • Oregon = about 30 people per sq. mile. ...
3.67 MB - Food a fact of life
... • Intensive sea farming the most traditional sea farming uses floating cages. Fish are held in a large pocket-shaped net anchored to the bottom and kept on the surface by a rectangular or circular floating framework. Used for salmon ...
... • Intensive sea farming the most traditional sea farming uses floating cages. Fish are held in a large pocket-shaped net anchored to the bottom and kept on the surface by a rectangular or circular floating framework. Used for salmon ...
Appendix 1: Relevant Local Policy and Guidance
... opportunities for walking, cycling and public transport use, and requiring that all new ...
... opportunities for walking, cycling and public transport use, and requiring that all new ...
3.68 MB - Food a fact of life
... • Intensive sea farming the most traditional sea farming uses floating cages. Fish are held in a large pocket-shaped net anchored to the bottom and kept on the surface by a rectangular or circular floating framework. Used for salmon ...
... • Intensive sea farming the most traditional sea farming uses floating cages. Fish are held in a large pocket-shaped net anchored to the bottom and kept on the surface by a rectangular or circular floating framework. Used for salmon ...
Building the resilience of vulnerable communities in
... in the less densely populated areas in the hills and páramos are engaged in periurban agriculture. Some of these projects are supported by the Environmental Fund within Quito’s Environmental Office. Sponsored projects tend to prioritise environmental goals, such as sustainable resource management an ...
... in the less densely populated areas in the hills and páramos are engaged in periurban agriculture. Some of these projects are supported by the Environmental Fund within Quito’s Environmental Office. Sponsored projects tend to prioritise environmental goals, such as sustainable resource management an ...
and the west nile delta (coastal), egypt
... Lake Edku and adjacent regions bounded in the south by the CairoAlamien road (Figure 2). A number of historic cities and expansive areas of fertile agricultural land are included and are undergoing vast unplanned development. Extensive industrial, agricultural and domestic pollution in the area is a ...
... Lake Edku and adjacent regions bounded in the south by the CairoAlamien road (Figure 2). A number of historic cities and expansive areas of fertile agricultural land are included and are undergoing vast unplanned development. Extensive industrial, agricultural and domestic pollution in the area is a ...
OGT Benchmark: Explain the social, political
... I. Regions of the United States • Geographers study how people live on and see the surface of the Earth • Regions help them conduct that ongoing study • Regions based on… • a. landforms (mountains, plateaus) • b. relative location (Northeast, Southwest) • c. where people live (urban, rural) • d. to ...
... I. Regions of the United States • Geographers study how people live on and see the surface of the Earth • Regions help them conduct that ongoing study • Regions based on… • a. landforms (mountains, plateaus) • b. relative location (Northeast, Southwest) • c. where people live (urban, rural) • d. to ...
Green and Sustainable Iranian traditional architecture and structure
... Such space is commonly called “darband” that is in sum, wholly suitable to provide added security for the occupants across the lane. ...
... Such space is commonly called “darband” that is in sum, wholly suitable to provide added security for the occupants across the lane. ...
Toward a Global Systems Science of Urbanization
... that one observes in cities?" Then: "If that is the case, will urban growth ultimately lead to such important disequilibria (and potentially ruptures) in the coherence of our societies that this might result in chaos?" and its corollary: "What would need to change in the way we currently process inf ...
... that one observes in cities?" Then: "If that is the case, will urban growth ultimately lead to such important disequilibria (and potentially ruptures) in the coherence of our societies that this might result in chaos?" and its corollary: "What would need to change in the way we currently process inf ...
3Office building in Agoura Hills
... to calculations by the engineers of WSP Built Ecology, the ventilation system should be able to function by means of the stack effect without the need to use fans. According to the architects, a further advantage of the system is that there will be no draughts, which are one of the disadvantages of ...
... to calculations by the engineers of WSP Built Ecology, the ventilation system should be able to function by means of the stack effect without the need to use fans. According to the architects, a further advantage of the system is that there will be no draughts, which are one of the disadvantages of ...
settlement patterns/ urban geography
... Portugal=10,000, Ethiopia=2,000, Norway=200 Therefore, urbanism usually is qualified by a population considered large for its time and place ...
... Portugal=10,000, Ethiopia=2,000, Norway=200 Therefore, urbanism usually is qualified by a population considered large for its time and place ...