High-Rise Living in Asian Cities
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-017-7683-7 (ISBN)
Even though traditional discourse of high-rise housing is not always positive, new forces are redefining its place in 21st century urbanity. Many cities around the world are reembracing high-rise in urban agenda under current narrative of sustainable development. High-rise is fast becoming a priority area in international research agenda. The quest is for livable and sustainable high-rise development. Against the background of current trends--globalization, urbanization, mixed-use development, and new-built taller buildings in inner city areas in both developed and developing countries, this book examines the software: design, economics, estate management, legal and property rights, physical environment, planning, community development, and social dimensions of high-rise living. Analysis is with the widely acclaimed successful high-rise public housing in Hong Kong and Singapore to understand the advantages and worries of high-rise living, and to distill the key points and lessons in the making of a ‘good’ highrise living environment. Hong Kong and Singapore have been constructing high-rise for more than four decades each. The majority of their population has moved to live in high-rise, selecting to live high-rise, and registering consistently high residential satisfaction. The height of apartment buildings in both cities continues to rise. The tallest is anticipated to be 70-storey. It is the contention of this book that contrary to earlier common negative discourses on public high-rise living, the high-rise environment may yet offer urban residents a satisfying dwellingexperience. Leading housing academics, researchers and practitioners in the two cities have contributed to this book. This book presents a timely contribution to our understanding of a widening urban phenomenon that will affect a growing number of the world’s population.
1. Introduction: Tall Building Living in Asian Cities.- 2. Tall Building Living in High Density Cities: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore.- 3. Planning and Design of Tall Residential Buildings.- 4. Physical Environment of Tall Residential Buildings: The Case of Hong Kong .- 5. Planning and Design of Environmentally Sustainable High-rises.- 6. Garden and Ecology in the Sky.- 7. Legislation and Safety of Tall Residential Buildings.- 8. The Value of Clean Air in High-Density Urban Areas.- 9. Liveability of Tall Residential Buildings.- 10. Community Development in Tall Residential Buildings.- 11. In the March of High-rise.- Appendix – CD-ROM included inside back cover The State of Urban High-rise Research: An Annotated Bibliography.- Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 18.08.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | VII, 195 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
Schlagworte | high-rise living • Hong Kong and Singapore high-rise experience • livability and concerns |
ISBN-10 | 94-017-7683-0 / 9401776830 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-017-7683-7 / 9789401776837 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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