{"product_id":"9781119734857","title":"Future Urban Habitation Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Conceptions, and Designs","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFuture Urban Habitation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTransdisciplinary Perspectives, Conceptions, and Designs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOliver Heckmann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Housing \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents forward-looking concepts, innovative research, and transdisciplinary perspectives for developing strategies for future urban habitation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAround the globe, urban populations are growing at an unpreceded rate, in particular in Asia and Africa. In view of pressing social and environmental challenges it is essential to reimagine current design strategies to build affordable, sustainable, and inclusive communities that can respond to future demographic dynamics, new social practices, and the consequences of climate change. \u003ci\u003eFuture Urban Habitation\u003c\/i\u003e presents an integrative, transdisciplinary approach for developing long-term strategies for urban housing at a different scales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith focus on the rapidly growing cities of Asia, and urban processes in Europe and North-America this volume offers perspectives from both researchers and practitioners involved in multiple aspects of urban habitation. The authors address a range of challenges to urban habitation with four intersecting thematic frameworks: Inclusive Urbanism, High-Dense Typologies for Building Community, Adaptable and Responsive Habitation, and New Tools and Approaches. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the text, readers are presented with innovative design ideas from different fields, new concepts for social practices and sustainable housing policies, recent research on urban housing, and more.  Exploring both social and architectural strategies for sustainable and livable dwelling models, \u003ci\u003eFuture Urban Hanitation\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses challenges associated with urbanization, population growth, societal segregation, shifting demographics and the crisis of care, and climate change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses advanced approaches for design thinking and design research and the impact of inclusive people-centric social design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the building of collaboration-based, cohesive neighborhoods and community-based social and health services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the use of innovative tools and methods affecting design practices and decision-making processes, such as co-design, social design, parametric design, performance simulation and sustainable construction to develop urban housing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes perspectives and concepts from policy makers in housing boards and social service administrations, urban planners, architectural and social designers, innovators in sustainable construction, and researchers working on urban society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuture Urban Habitation\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for designers from various fields including architecture, urban planning, and social design, for researchers from social science and design fields, and for policymakers, and other practitioners working on the provision of housing and the facilitation of social services in urban environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Heckmann\u003c\/b\u003e leads the Urban Housing lab founded at Singapore University of Technology and Design and now based in Berlin. His research, teaching, and practice focuses on innovative housing typology, urban habitation, sustainable design, urban revitalization, and adaptive reuse. He is the co-author and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFloor Plan Manual Housing\u003c\/i\u003e and Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Types Online\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 March 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119734857\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315344371852,"sku":"9781119734857","price":123.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119734857_2d859688-fd14-440b-873e-42e8d5be6bab.jpg?v=1780108412","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119734857","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}