Visit any large metropolitan area in the world, and you'll feel the
urgent need for innovative solutions to the many problems that face
the modern urban center.
Geo-Space Urban Design offers a revolutionary proposal that will
lead future urban growth quite literally in a different
direction--down. Gideon Golany and Toshio Ojima clearly demonstrate
that subsurface urban expansion is not only practical and feasible,
but also that it can reverse many of the negative effects normally
associated with urban expansion. They present a comprehensive and
systematic plan for developing underground spaces for
transportation, delivery systems, infrastructure, residences,
shopping and commercial spaces, and social and cultural activities.
The authors focus on integrating geo-space with existing
above-ground structures and offer well-illustrated examples of
specific design theories and methods. They also anticipate a
variety of contingent issues, such as land ownership, legal rights,
and psychological adjustment to underground living and working.
Three case studies of Japanese projects that use underground space
for shopping, transportation, and infrastructure explore the entire
spectrum of issues surrounding the design, construction, and
ongoing operation of the facility, including form, function, and
efficiency; health, safety, and comfort; legal issues; and special
management and security considerations. Geo-space projects in
Montreal and Paris are also examined.
Geo-Space Urban Design appeals to a broad range of professionals,
all of whom have important roles to play in the creation and
operation of the cities of the future. For urban designers,
architects, and civil and architectural engineers, this book offers
both an eye-opening vision and a challenge to create viable spaces
that will revolutionize urban life; landscape architects,
geographers, and environmentalists will find opportunities to
redefine the relationship between society and the natural world;
and psychologists, social scientists, and government officials will
discover new levels of human adaptability, interaction, and
cooperation.
In this revolutionary book, two leading figures explain how
geo-space design and construction will enable urban planners to
cope with the most difficult challenges posed by the continued
expansion of metropolitan areas, including
* Land preservation--conserving precious agricultural land in the
face of rapid urban expansion
* High urban land prices--making economical use of limited space in
urban centers with soaring property values
* Efficient urban scale--shrinking overextended and inefficient
utility networks
* Response to stressful climate--reducing energy consumption in
regions subject to extremes of hot or cold weather
The authors explore every facet of geo-space and point out the
challenges and opportunities these projects will hold for urban
designers, architects, civil engineers, architectural engineers,
landscape architects, geographers, environmentalists,
psychologists, social scientists, and government officials.
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