Besser - Weniger - Anders Bauen: Stadt Und Arbeit - by Dirk E Hebel & Felix Heisel (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its implementation is far from clear. In no other field can this be better observed than in architecture.

Each volume of "Building Better - Less - Different" explores two areas of sustainability. The third volume combines the topics labor and city. Both spheres are facing profound changes. Forced labor, toxic building materials and deskilling are a worldwide problem in the construction industry and deeply unethical. Thus, the need for globally binding, fair labor practices becomes increasingly apparent. In the urban realm, cities must develop into ecological and social drivers, for instance by the establishment of intelligent mobility systems or by providing a habitat for animals and plants.

About the Author

Dirk E. Hebel ist Professor für Nachhaltiges Bauen und Dekan der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland.

Felix Heisel ist Assistenzprofessor an der Architekturfakultät und Direktor des Circular Construction Lab am College of Architecture, Art, and Planning der Cornell University, New York, USA.

Franca Trubiano ist Professorin an der Weitzman School of Design der University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Sie forscht u.a. zu den Themen Architekturethik und Zwangsarbeit in der Bauindustrie.

Manuel Giralt ist Senior Lecturer and Researcher im Bereich Städtebau an der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland.

Markus Neppl ist Professor für Stadtquartiersplanung an der Fakultät für Architektur am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Deutschland.