Greening The Urban Habitat

This Book Is A Good Reference Book For City Planners, Architects And Civil Engineers Involved In The Conceptualisation, Design And Building Of Urban Habitations, Who Aspire To Increase The Liveability Of Their Cities. It Introduces The Singapore Green Plot Ratio (gnpr) As An Urban Planning Metric To Promote The Widespread And Intensive Use Of Greenery For And Existing Buildings In Towns And Cities Like Singapore A Former Third World City That Has Transformed Into One Of The World's Most Liveable Metropolises.increasing Urban Greenery Has Been Observed To Enhance The Quality Of Our Built Environment, And In Turn, The Quality Of Life Of Its Inhabitants. The Book Shows Readers How To Do So Using The Gnpr, Which It Presents As An Important Urban Complement Of The Leaf Area Ratio (lai) Concept, Through An In-depth Discussion Of Three Key Aspects Of The Gnpr.