Urban Rigger and floating city solutions for ecological transformation
The Danish capital of Copenhagen, a port city built on two islands, has piloted an affordable and sustainable housing solution that floats on its unused inner harbour. Completed in 2019, the Urban Rigger student housing complex is designed to be energy-efficient and built from upcycled shipping con...
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| Pubblicato in: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports, |
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Field Actions Science Reports
2023
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | The Danish capital of Copenhagen, a port city built on two islands, has piloted an affordable and sustainable housing solution that floats on its unused inner harbour. Completed in 2019, the Urban Rigger student housing complex is designed to be energy-efficient and built from upcycled shipping containers. The floating construction offers cities a way to extend their liveable area and address housing shortages while potentially increasing resilience to sea-level rise.For centuries, people wh... |
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