Greening the Built EnvironmentEarthscan, 1998 - 248 pages "Greening the Built Environment" takes a fully integrative approach to achieving a sustainable built environment - a subject previously treated in an inadequate and piecemeal manner. Setting out the clearest possible specification of the problems involved, it covers their social, economic and environmental dimensions, while also examining in depth specific questions about today's towns and cities. Beginning with a full discussion of sustainability and its application to contemporary towns and cities, the following chapters take up specific issues in greater depth including the construction industry, transport and planning, health and community, equity, and the economy.Stressing the links between environmental damage, poverty and the economy, the authors focus on such interconnections as the site for possible solutions, and set out the implications for future policy. This will be an immensely valuable text for planners and policy makers, as well as for students on environmental and planning courses |
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Page 35
... global warming , however , is providing evidence that there is an associated cost to our high levels of energy use for which we will all pay a price . For many designers , ' green building ' seems to mean little more than the use of ...
... global warming , however , is providing evidence that there is an associated cost to our high levels of energy use for which we will all pay a price . For many designers , ' green building ' seems to mean little more than the use of ...
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... Climate Change's 1996 report on global warming the incidence of floods , droughts , fires and heat outbreaks is expected to increase in some regions ( IPCC , 1996 ) . There are also concerns about falling levels of rain in Europe as ...
... Climate Change's 1996 report on global warming the incidence of floods , droughts , fires and heat outbreaks is expected to increase in some regions ( IPCC , 1996 ) . There are also concerns about falling levels of rain in Europe as ...
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... global warming is to much of our built environment . The events described above may not be connected to global warming , and may merely be unprecedented meteorological distortions . However , they may be early indications of man - made ...
... global warming is to much of our built environment . The events described above may not be connected to global warming , and may merely be unprecedented meteorological distortions . However , they may be early indications of man - made ...
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The Built Environment and Sustainable Development | 13 |
Energy Intensity in the Built Environment | 34 |
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