Abstract
This chapter includes a historic overview of urban land use patterns within the context of sustainable urban design. The reference to the role of urban agriculture within sustainable urban design is of particular significance as is the definition of “site yield” as a measure of the percentage of energy and resource requirements harvested from within the boundary of a development site.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Closing the Loop: Benchmarks for sustainable building |
| Editors | S. Roaf |
| Place of Publication | London, UK |
| Publisher | RIBA Enterprises Ltd |
| Pages | 189-210 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781859461181 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |
Keywords
- Sustainable City
- Ecological Footprint
- Landscape
- Urban Agriculture
- Urban Design
- Planning
- Architecture
- Food Security
- Urban Infrastructure