Building Cities to LAST presents the myriad issues of sustainable urbanism in a clear and concise system, and supports holistic thinking about sustainable development in urban environments by providing four broad measures of urban sustainability that differ radically from other, less long-lived patterns: these are Lifecycle, Aesthetics, Scale, and Technology (LAST). This framework for understanding the relationship between these four measures and the essential types of infrastructure—grouped according to the basic human needs of Food, Shelter, Mobility, and Water—is laid out in a simple and easy-to-understand format. These broad measures and infrastructures address the city as a whole and as a recognizable pattern of human activity and, in turn, increase the ability of cities—and the human race—to LAST. This book will find wide readership particularly among students and young practitioners in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture.
Author(s): Jassen Callender
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 278
City: New York
Cover Page
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents Page
List of Illustrations Page
List of Contributors Page
Introduction: A User’s Guide
1 Lifecycle
Lifecycle Essentials
Lifecycles: The Fine Print
Lifecycle & Food
Lifecycle & Mobility
Lifecycle & Shelter
Lifecycle & Water
2 Aesthetics
Aesthetic Essentials
Aesthetics: The Fine Print
Aesthetics & Food
Aesthetics & Mobility
Aesthetics & Shelter
Aesthetics & Water
3 Scale
Scale Essentials
Scales: The Fine Print
Scales & Food
Scales & Mobility
Scales & Shelter
Scales & Water
4 Technology
Technology Essentials
Technologies: The Fine Print
Technologies & Food
Technologies & Mobility
Technologies & Shelter
Technologies & Water
Conclusion: A Matrix for Thinking
Appendix: At the Limits of Practicality
Index