Arcology: How Will Our Cities Evolve to Function as Living Systems?

Arcology is a complete urban vision that combines architecture and ecology. In nature, organisms evolve in complexity and become a more compact system as they evolve. A city should evolve in the same way, as if it were a living system. Urban civilization's many challenges — population expansion, pollution, energy and natural resource depletion, food shortages, and quality of life – can be addressed positively by combining architecture and ecology as one integrated process. In order to support the diverse activities that preserve human culture and environmental balance, Arcology acknowledges the need for a fundamental redesign of the spreading urban landscape into dense, integrated, three-dimensional cities.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Arcology
Chapter 2: Autonomous Building
Chapter 3: Bionic Architecture
Chapter 4: Dubai City Tower
Chapter 5: Earthship
Chapter 6: Megastructure
Chapter 7: Shimizu Mega City Pyramid
Chapter 8: Underground City
Chapter 9: Urban Ecology
Chapter 10: Vertical Farming

(II) Answering the public top questions about arcology.
(III) Real world examples for the usage of arcology in many fields.
(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technology in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of arcology' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of arcology.