Sustainable Urbanism: Building Cities that Last

This book presents the myriad issues of sustainable urbanism in a clear and concise system and supports holistic thinking about sustainable development in urban environments. It explores four broad measures of urban sustainability that differ radically from other less long-lived patterns: these are Lifecycle Aesthetics Scale and Technology (LAST). This book is a unique perspective on architecture urban planning environmental and urban design exploring ways for raising quality of life and the standard of living in a new modern era by creating better and more viable places to live. This book will find wide readership particularly among students and young practitioners in architecture and planners.