Future Cities Laboratory: Indicia 03

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A fascinating insight into the cities of the future with an Asian perspective. This third and final volume in the Indicia book series presents the results of the Future Cities Laboratory research program in the form of actions for sustainable city-making. It complements the first and second volumes of the series that respec- tively documented the research challenges and approaches that prefigured these results. Read together, the three volumes chart the full arc and many productive eddies of the five-year programme and its mission to shape sustainable future cities. Research results are presented as condensed actions that take the form of general principles, recommendations, practical guidelines, and rules of thumb. The actions are neither technical standards nor prescriptive check-lists but invitations to explore, test and refine research insights within the context in which the reader lives, works and acts. The credibility, salience and legitimacy of each action is underpinned by scientific publications (journal articles, books and exhibitions) presented in extensive footnotes and suggestions for further reading. AUTHOR: The Future Cities Laboratory was established by ETH-Zurich and Singapore s National Research Foundation (NRF), and operates under the auspices of the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC). Stephen Cairns is Director of Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) in Singapore, Professor in Architecture at ETH Zurich and Principal Investigator of the Urban-Rural Systems project at FCL. Devisari Tunas is Research Scenario Leader for Archipelago Cities at Future Cities Laboratory (FCL). SELLING POINTS: Over a period of five years, the FCL worked on new knowledge, technologies and approaches for a sustainable urban future This volume presents their results in the form of general principles, recommendations and guidelines 100 illustrations