Main entry:

Pressman, Norman, 1939-

Title & Author:

Shaping cities for winter : climatic comfort and sustainable design / Norman Pressman.

Publication:

Prince George, B.C. : Winter Cities Association, c2004.

Description:

x, 116 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references: p. [110]-113.
Defining a Northern Identity -- Winter Culture and Celebration -- Climatic Comfort: Concepts and Principles -- The Winter Cities Approach -- Foundations for Northern City Design -- Designing Urban Public Space -- Creating Cities for all Seasons -- Priorities for Climate-Adapted Urban Design -- Cold-Climate Living: Planning and Design Lessons from Nordic Nations
Sustainable Design: Strategies and Trends -- The Environmental Crisis: Global Threat in the Future -- Sustainable Urban Settlement Patterns -- Strategies to Encourage Walking, Cycling, and Transit -- Trends Promoting Sustainable Design -- Assuring Sustainability -- Toward a Northern Urban Vision -- Concluding Thoughts.
Text in English.

ISBN:

0969876114 (paperback)
9780969876113 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture and climate.
Sustainable architecture.
City planning Climatic factors.
Cold regions.
Sustainable architecture Alberta.
Winter cities.
Architecture et climat.
Architecture durable Alberta.
Design urbain Facteurs climatiques.
Régions froides.
Architecture durable.
Alberta
architectuur
architecture
ontwerp
design
bouwconstructie
building construction
stedelijke planning
urban planning
duurzaamheid (sustainability)
sustainability
klimaatfactoren
climatic factors
koude klimaatzones
cold zones
Architecture (General)
Architectuur (algemeen)

Added entries:

Winter Cities Association.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231372
Call No.: NA2542.C75 P7 2004
Status: Available