Building Urban Resilience through Change of Use

• Other Authors: Wilkinson, Sara. 1961- (Editor), Remøy, Hilde Therese. 1972- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell 2018; ©2018
• Edition: Print book : English
• Series: Innovation in the built environment
• Subjects: Sustainable urban development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Sustainable Development > Development; City planning > Environmental aspects
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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 to wi...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 The Context for Building Resilience through Sustainable Change of Use Adaptation
• Chapter 2 Precinct-scale Innovation and the Sharing Paradigm
• Chapter 3 Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment: The Case of Office Conversions in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
• Chapter 4 Adaptation and Demolition in a Masterplan Context
• Chapter 5 Sustainable Design and Building Conversion
• Chapter 6 Top-up: Urban Resilience through Additions to the Tops of City Buildings
• Chapter 7 Conversion Potential Assessment Tool
• Chapter 8 Rating Tools, Resilience and Sustainable Change of Use Adaptations
• Chapter 9. Conclusions on Building Resilience through Change of Use Adaptation : A Manifesto for the Future.