Building urban resilience through change of use /
"Describes all aspects of sustainable conversion adaptation of existing buildings and provides solutions for making urban settlements resilient to climate change This comprehensive book explores the potential to change the character of cities with residential conversion of office space in order...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc,
2018.
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| Series: | Innovation in the built environment.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editors; Contributor Biographies; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Resilience as a â#x80;#x98;Lensâ#x80;#x99; for Driving the Adaptive Capacity of Cities; Chapter 1 The Context for Building Resilience through Sustainable Change of Use Adaptation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Scale of the Problem: From City to Building Scale; 1.2.1 City-level Challenges; 1.3 Definitions of Key Terms; 1.4 Background and Scope; 1.5 The Notion of Urban Resilience; 1.6 Synopsis; 1.7 Summary; References; Chapter 2 Precinct-scale Innovation and the Sharing Paradigm.
- 2.1 Introduction2.2 The Emergence of the Sharing Paradigm; 2.3 Potential Benefits of the Sharing Paradigm for Cities and Precincts; 2.3.1 Reduced Environmental Impact; 2.3.2 Economic Benefits; 2.3.3 Fostering Social Connections; 2.4 How Building and Land Conversions Could Help Enable the Sharing Paradigm; 2.4.1 Cohousing; 2.4.2 Supporting Sharing Businesses; 2.4.3 Coworking; 2.5 Conclusions: Sharing the City; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment: The Case of Office Conversions in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- 3.1 Introduction3.2 Conceptual Planning Policy Instruments; 3.2.1 Classifications of Policy Instruments; 3.2.2 Complications when Choosing a Policy Instrument; 3.2.3 Policy Networks; 3.2.4 Effectiveness of Policy Instruments; 3.3 Planning Policy Instruments in Rotterdam; 3.3.1 Covenant, Land-use Plan and Transformation Team; 3.3.2 Examples of Office Building Conversions in Rotterdam; 3.4 Classifying and Evaluating Policy Instruments in Rotterdam; 3.4.1 Classifying Rotterdam Office Conversion Policy Instruments; 3.4.2 Evaluating Rotterdam Office Conversion Policy Instruments.
- 3.5 ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 4 Adaptation and Demolition in a Masterplan Context; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Literature Review; 4.2.1 Factors Affecting the Decision to Demolish or Adapt; 4.2.2 Stakeholder Viewpoints; 4.2.3 Weighting Multiple Criteria; 4.2.4 Current Decision-making Tools and Frameworks; 4.3 Methodology; 4.3.1 Limitations; 4.4 Analysis; 4.4.1 National and Local Policy; 4.4.2 Place-making and its Link with Economic Viability; 4.4.3 Technical aspects; 4.4.4 Phasing and Market Changes; 4.5 Conclusion; 4.6 Planned Continuation of Research; Acknowledgements; References.
- Chapter 5 Sustainable Design and Building Conversion5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Durability: Measuring â#x80;#x98;Long Lifeâ#x80;#x99;; 5.3 Adaptability: Measuring â#x80;#x98;Loose Fitâ#x80;#x99;; 5.4 Sustainability: Measuring â#x80;#x98;Low Energyâ#x80;#x99;; 5.5 Case Studies; 5.6 A Framework for Evaluation of Urban Renewal Projects; 5.6.1 Big-picture Thinking; 5.6.2 System Dynamics; 5.6.3 Model Application; 5.6.4 Previous Work; 5.7 The Application and Implications of Life Cycle Costing; 5.8 Conclusion: Implications for Future Practice; References; Chapter 6 Top-up: Urban Resilience through Additions to the Tops of City Buildings.