Building Better - Less - Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor Fundamentals - Case Studies - S - Paperback

by Dirk E. Hebel (Author), Felix Heisel (Author), Franca Trubiano (Contribution by)

Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its implementation is far from clear. In no other field can this be better observed than in architecture.

Each volume of "Building Better - Less - Different" explores two areas of sustainability. The third volume combines the topics labor and city. Both spheres are facing profound changes. Forced labor, toxic building materials and deskilling are a worldwide problem in the construction industry and deeply unethical. Thus, the need for globally binding, fair labor practices becomes increasingly apparent. In the urban realm, cities must develop into ecological and social drivers, for instance by the establishment of intelligent mobility systems or by providing a habitat for animals and plants.

Case studies of urban transformation include the Zurich Urban Climate Master Plan, the Hamburg Magistralen 2040+ Master Plan, or the Smart City Vienna Framework Strategy 2019-2050

• Systematic compendium with internationally renowned contributors
• Third volume of the successful and timely "Building Better - Less - Different" series

Author Biography

Felix Heisel Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Cornell University

Dirk E. Hebel Professor of Sustainable Construction, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT

Franca Trubiano ist Professorin an der Weitzman School of Design der University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Sie forscht u.a. zu den Themen Architekturethik und Zwangsarbeit in der Bauindustrie.

Manuel Giralt ist Senior Lecturer and Researcher im Bereich Städtebau an der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland.

Markus Neppl ist Professor für Stadtquartiersplanung an der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland.