This book addresses the role regional culture play in the successful (or otherwise) process of exchanging and adapting environmental practices and standards in the built environment. Using the specific case of the design of environmentally sound buildings, the book identifies a number of issues from different perspectives:
The conflict between regionally appropriate environmental building practices within a global technical and economic context.
How human, social and cultural expectations limit technological advances and performance improvements.
To what extent information on environmentally progressive buildings can be transferred across cultures without compromising regional and local practices.
Which ideas travel successfully between regions - generic principles, specific ideas or specific solutions?How the idea of regional identity is being redefined as the process of globalisation both widens and accelerates.
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This book addresses the role regional culture play in the successful (or otherwise) process of exchanging and adapting environmental practices and standards in the built environment. Using the specific case of the design of environmentally sound buildings, the book identifies a number of issues from different perspectives:
The conflict between regionally appropriate environmental building practices within a global technical and economic context.
How human, social and cultural expectations limit technological advances and performance improvements.
To what extent information on environmentally progressive buildings can be transferred across cultures without compromising regional and local practices.
Which ideas travel successfully between regions - generic principles, specific ideas or specific solutions?How the idea of regional identity is being redefined as the process of globalisation both widens and accelerates.
Imprint | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | October 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | October 2003 |
Editors | Richard Lorch, Raymond J. Cole |
Dimensions | 250 x 178 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 404 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-0004-5 |
Barcode | 9781405100045 |
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LSN | 1-4051-0004-4 |