Building Hong Kong

by Sang, Wong Wah; Wong, Wah Sang; Chan, Edwin Hon-Wan

• ISBN13: 9789622095021
• ISBN10: 962209502X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr

Summary

In the 1999 Policy Address by Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee-hwa, one major target listed is 'Making Hong Kong an Ideal Home . . . Every citizen, every business, every government department and bureau need to start working in partnership to ach

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
Introduction Living With The Environment In An Urban Context	1	(14)
Wong Wah Sang
PART A Broad Issues On The Environment	15	(66)
Sustainability and Urban Design	17	(26)
Peter Cookson Smith
Town Planning And The Environment: Role And Tools Of Private Consulting Planners	43	(18)
Bo-sin Tang
Andrew Siu-lo Lam
What Kind Of Harbour city Do We Want?	61	(20)
Ted Pryor
Peter Cookson Smith
PART B Environmental Design Strategies	81	(68)
Building Into The Environment	83	(28)
Architectural Services Department
Use Of Technology to Assist Environmental Design: A Case Study Of Verbena Heights In Hong Kong	111	(12)
Kam-sing Wong
A Public Housing Experience	123	(12)
Ada Yin-suen Fung
Passive Environmental Strategies For Architectural Design	135	(14)
Bernard Vincent Lim
Man-kit Leung
PART C Environmental Factors	149	(104)
Design For Building Environmental Performance	151	(32)
Daniel Wai-tin Chan
John Burnett
Phillip Jones
Noise and Design of Buildings in Hong Kong	183	(32)
Stephen Siu-yu Lau
Dariusz Sadowski
An Investigation On Overall Thermal Transfer Value	215	(38)
Wong Wah Sang
PART D Environmental Legislation	253	(100)
Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment Of Major Development Projects In Hong Kong	257	(16)
Elvis Wai-kwong Au
Impact Of Major Environmental Legislation On Property Development in Hong Kong	273	(24)
Edwin Hon-wan Chan
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance -- An Introduction	297	(14)
Chi-sun Poon
Xiang-dong Li
Building Control To Enhance The Environment	311	(42)
Wong Wah Sang
Index	353