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9781856178044

Sustainable Communities Design Handbook

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    9781856178044

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    1856178048

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-06-02
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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The objective of this book is to ensure a better quality of life for everyone, both now and for generations to come. This means creating a better and safer environment internationally through the sustainable use of natural resources, encouraging sustainable development which supports a strong economy, and ensuring a high quality environment that can be enjoyed by all. Sustainable Development Partnerships brings together in one reference today's most cutting edge technologies and methods for creating sustainable communities. With this book, Environmental Engineers, Civil Engineers, Architects, Mechanical Engineers, and Energy Engineers find a common approach to building environmental friendly communities which are energy efficient. The five part treatment starts with a clear and rigorous exposition of sustainable development in practice, followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications. Methods for the sustainable use of natural resources in built communities Clearly explains the most cutting edge sustainable technologies Provides a common approach to building sustainable communities Coverage of sustainable practices from architecture to construction

Table of Contents

The Tools for Sustainable Development
Global Warming and Climate Change: The Mechanisms for Community Cases Toward Solutions
Architectural Design and Building in Communities
Public Policy: Leadership at the local, state, national and international levels
Government: The Case of Sustainable College Communities
Green Buildings: standards and codes that provide environmentally sound technologies and returns on investments
Agile Sustainable Infrastructure Systems
Smart Communities: the public and private sectors integration of infrastructures, technologies and buildings
Technologies, Engineering and Science
The Environment, Land Use, Natural Resources Today and the Future
Economic, Legal and Accounting Mechanisms
Economics and Accounting: Life Cycle Analysis, Externalities, Markets and ROI (return on investment)
Legal contracts and Power Purchase Agreements
Corporate Governance and Responsibility Model Sustainable Communities, Regions and Nation States
Global Cases of Sustainable Communities
Conclusions: the next generation, life styles and beyond
Sustainable Development
Greenhouse Gas Analysis
Demand Side Management
Case of Legal Mechanism: The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
References and Web Site Data Sources
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