URBANISMO BIOCLIMATICO. GG. 2006 ESTER HIGUERAS Desde los últimos años, son numerosos los acuerdos, directivas y legislaciones, que se han redactado para lograr un desarrollo más sostenible en las ciudades. Sin embargo, es preciso concretarlos desde la práctica del planeamiento de la ordenación del territorio para que las decisiones que se adopten sean las adecuadas a cada situación concreta. El planeamiento sostenible pretende conseguir ordenaciones residenciales integradas en su entorno, que comporten un menor consumo energético y que faciliten una mejor calidad de vida a sus habitantes. En este sentido, el presente texto proporciona a los profesionales relacionados con el diseño urbano y la ordenación del territorio una metodología eficaz que permita integrar los objetivos del desarrollo sostenible en cualquiera de las escalas del planeamiento. Ester Higueras es arquitecta y profesora de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio en la Escuela de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM) y en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).

 

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URBAN LAND MAGAZINE What's New @ ULI March 2006 Urban Land Institute, 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.; Suite 500 West; Washington, D.C. 20007. www.uli.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Issue: 1. Urban Land Explores Asia's Urbanization Explosion 2. Rebuilding Housing in New Orleans: A Proposal 3. Governor Bush Addresses ULI Florida Symposium 4. Issue Paper to Set Tone for 2006 World Cities Forum 5. Community Builders Profiles Thomas Murphy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Urban Land Explores Asia's Urbanization Explosion New sustainable towns and edge cities are springing up throughout Asia, which is undergoing urbanization at an unprecedented rate. In this 20-page special report, Urban Land takes a look at recent growth in China, a country of 1.3 billion people, and at the world’s tallest building, located in Taiwan. What's New about Urban Land: Now download color PDFs of each featured article; see link at end of each article. [more] [Return to Headlines] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Rebuilding Housing in New Orleans: A Proposal A proposal to finance the construction or reconstruction of owner-occupied homes and affordable rental units throughout New Orleans has been created by ULI in conjunction with the housing subcommittee of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission and the New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative. [more] [Return to Headlines] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Governor Bush Addresses ULI Florida Symposium "Regional cooperation is the foundation of sound policy and is absolutely necessary for sustainable growth. To maintain our economic competitive advantage and quality of life, Florida must develop regional solutions to the critical issues facing our state," said Florida Governor Jeb Bush to symposium attendees hosted by the ULI Florida Initiative on Regional Collaboration, an initiative to promote regional collaboration throughout the state. [more] [Return to Headlines] Calendar March 30 ULI Nederland ULI Young Leaders Event WTC Amsterdam Strawinskylaan 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 10-11 ULI Conference Developing Green: Sustainability Entering the Mainstream Grand Hyatt Seattle Seattle, Washington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 20-21 ULI Workshop Introduction to ARGUS: Building the Property Pro-forma Dallas, Texas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 10-12 ULI Meetings Spring Council Forum Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, Utah Open to all Full Members, and Members in AZ, CO, ID, NV, NM, UT, and WY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save the Date May 23 ULI Asia Conference Creating Valuable Cities Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 4-11 ULI Study Tour To Russia with ULI Moscow and St. Petersburg Call 202-624-7048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a detailed calendar of events, go to www.uli.org/calendar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issue Paper to Set Tone for 2006 World Cities Forum Several mature economies are facing growth reversals and some emerging economies are moving rapidly onto the world stage. A new report, Global Demographics and Their Real Estate Investment Implications, by M. Leanne Lachman, an executive-in-residence at Columbia Business School, pinpoints a few medium- to long-range recommendations for property investment in view of these and other global demographic trends. [more] [Return to Headlines] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Community Builders Profiles Thomas Murphy When Thomas Murphy took office as mayor of Pittsburgh in 1994, he began to reinvent public housing, redevelop old neighborhoods, and revitalize the downtown. Ironically, as he jumped into action, he made few friends and plenty of enemies. “I’ve learned that at least 100 people will tell you that you can’t do something. If you can’t overcome that [negative barrier], then nothing ever happens,” noted Murphy. [more] [Return to Headlines]

SUMMER STUDIO 5-9 JUNE 2006 ROOSEVELT ACADEMY MIDDELBURG, NETHERLANDS The Multifunctional Intensive Land Use Network SUMMER STUDIO focuses mainly on (young) professionals who are in the initial phase of their career. A number of 40 persons will be able to participate in this event. To make the Summer Studio accessible the organization offers a low finantial contribution for participation (€ 150,00), including overnight stays and meals. INFORMATIONS: Tel +31152623279 Fax: +31152624873 e-mail: milunet@urban.nl www.milu.net