Title Transnational buildings in local environments / Luciana Melchert Saguas Presas

Published London : Routledge, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : text file, PDF, illustrations Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Charts; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Overview; Transnational Buildings in Local Environments; 2 Globalization and the Environmental Transformation of Metropolitan Cities; Globalization and Modernity; Social Transformation and Restructuring; Globalization and Urban Space; Transnational Buildings in between Global Capitalism and Local Infrastructures; Conclusions; 3 The Environmental Restructuring of Urban Office Buildings; Historical Overview; Ecological Building Techniques; Innovations in Governmental Policies Innovations in Corporate PoliciesConclusions; 4 The Ecological Modernization of Transnational Buildings; From Limits to Growth to Ecological Modernization; Premises of Ecological Modernization Theory; The Globalization of Ecological Modernization Theory; Ecological Modernization Theory and Transnational Office Buildings; 5 Amsterdam; The Urban Setting; Local Environmental Management; Global Environmental Management; Conclusions; 6 São Paulo; The Urban Setting; Local Environmental Management; Global Environmental Management; Conclusions; 7 Beijing; The Urban Setting Local Environmental ManagementGlobal Environmental Management; Conclusions; 8 The Environmental Glocalization of Office Buildings; The Environmental Restructuring of Transnational Buildings; In a Global Matrix of Urban Environmental Change; The Ecological Modernization of Transnational Buildings; Epilogue; References; Index Summary "By focusing on the skyscraping transnational building, this book bridges two key debates on the transformation and emerging problems besetting major cities - globalization and ecological and sustainable building design. While such structures tend to be constructed and/or used by transnational companies and are generally viewed as emblems of a 'global city', they nevertheless impact seriously on their local environment, posing numerous environmental burdens on it. By examining office blocks held by multinational firms in Amsterdam, São Paolo and Beijing, the book analyses how transnational buildings might be made sustainable. It compares and contrasts the different social mechanisms that are, or may be, in place and how sustainable building practices that are being activated in certain locations could be adopted elsewhere."--Provided by publisher Notes "First published 2005 by Ashgate Publishing"--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Urban ecology (Sociology) City planning -- Environmental aspects Office buildings -- Environmental aspects International business enterprises -- Environmental aspects urban environments. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban. ARCHITECTURE -- General. City planning -- Environmental aspects International business enterprises -- Environmental aspects Office buildings -- Environmental aspects Urban ecology (Sociology) Form Electronic book ISBN 9781351144209 1351144200 9781351144186 1351144189 9780815398578 0815398573 9781351144193 1351144197 9781351144179 1351144170

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