By focusing on the skyscraping transnational building, this book
bridges two key debates on the transformation and emerging problems
besetting major cities - globalization and ecological and
sustainable building design. While such structures tend to be
constructed and/or used by transnational companies and are
generally viewed as emblems of a 'global city', they nevertheless
impact seriously on their local environment, posing numerous
environmental burdens on it. By examining office blocks held by
multinational firms in Amsterdam, Sao Paolo and Beijing, the book
analyses how transnational buildings might be made sustainable. It
compares and contrasts the different social mechanisms that are, or
may be, in place and how sustainable building practices that are
being activated in certain locations could be adopted elsewhere.
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