This manual nurtures initiative in public administrators, designers and citizens. Promoting social cooperation, it recommends projects that use systems, technologies, and innovative economies to achieve a greater urban quality of life. Featured chapters are dedicated to the design of public spaces, their forms of usage, and the living comfort they provide, as well as the extension of domestic living space into shared public outdoor areas. Incorporating globalisation and modernity, this book also touches upon tangible and intangible technologies, the dynamics of inter-city relationships, and visitors' and residents' sense of 'belonging' within an urban space. You would be hard-pressed to find a more holistic appraisal of this complex subject. A blend of stunning photography, introspective text and expert advice, this book is an inspiration to behold. AUTHOR: Roberta Cocci Grifoni is a physicist, a PhD student, and an Assistant Professor in Environmental Applied Physics at the School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino, Italy. Federica Ottone presides over an Rt firm, PEnSY srl. She is Associate Professor and Professor of Environmental Planning at the Camerino School of Architecture and Design, and at the Faculty of Architecture at Ascoli Piceno. She leads a team of researchers undertaking projects relating to sustainable architecture. 200 colour
