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resting conditions, human or environmental temperature can vary by a few
degrees and to maintain such a state, it is therefore necessary that the ener-
gy produced through energetic/metabolic processes equals the energy dis-
persed.
Recognizing the importance of such analysis, it is necessary to begin
working on thermal balances, the analysis of fluxes in the environmental
context, meteorology,
polluting emissions
, the
meteo-climatic character-
istics of a place
, and the relationship between buildings and open space
using a systematic approach. It is necessary to recognize that the space to
be designed includes a complex combination of factors that may be ener-
getic, environmental, landscape, economic, social, and so on. New forms of
the project should grow from attempts to support the energetic vocation of
a territory, to favor climatic forcing, to reduce climate-altering emissions,
and to respect the landscape with the goal of achieving quality of life with-
in continually changing external environments.
8.5.7.2 Expected Results
The goal of this approach is extended to the planning of quality urban spaces
linked to the awareness that improving the quality of the landscape and
therefore its environmental conditions will allow for the creation of com-
fortable open spaces characterized by a better quality of life, in addition to
the encouragement of social relationships between people. Therefore,
through an “
integrated” plan
, a design characterized by a complex of inter-
sectoral actions that are coherent and closely interconnected, one can con-
verge on the common goal of environmental
sustainability
, thus one of the
main objectives in environmental design in the urban context.
References
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Nuvolati G (2007) Commuting and Quality of Life: The Italian Case. In: Estes R (ed) Ad-
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Augé M (2009) Nonluoghi. Introduzione a una antropologia della surmodernità. Eleuthera,
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Rahm P (2009) Architecture météorologique. Archibooks, Paris
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