Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 660 g
Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 660 g
ISBN: 978-0-12-810204-6
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing
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.
Zielgruppe
Environmental Engineers, Civil Engineers, Architects, Mechanical Engineers, Builders, Contractors and Energy Engineers
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Bauökologie, Baubiologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
- Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
- Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauökologie, Baubiologie, Bauphysik, Bauchemie
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1: The Tools for Sustainable Development Chapter 2: Global Warming and Climate Change: The Mechanisms for Community Cases Toward Solutions Part One: Architectural Design and Building in CommunitiesChapter 3: Public Policy: Leadership at the local, state, national and international levels Chapter 4: Government: The Case of Sustainable College CommunitiesChapter 5: Green Buildings: standards and codes that provide environmentally sound technologies and returns on investmentsPart Two: Agile Sustainable Infrastructure SystemsChapter 6: Smart Communities: the public and private sectors integration of infrastructures, technologies and buildingsChapter 7: Technologies, Engineering and ScienceChapter 8: The Environment, Land Use, Natural Resources Today and the FuturePart Three: Economic, Legal and Accounting MechanismsChapter 9: Economics and Accounting: Life Cycle Analysis, Externalities, Markets and ROI (return on investment)Chapter 10: Legal contracts and Power Purchase Agreements Chapter 11: Corporate Governance and ResponsibilityModel Sustainable Communities, Regions and Nation StatesChapter 12: Global Cases of Sustainable CommunitiesChapter 13: Conclusions: the next generation, life styles and beyondAPPENDIX A: Sustainable DevelopmentAPPENDIX B: Greenhouse Gas AnalysisAPPENDIX C: Demand Side ManagementAPPENDICE E: Case of Legal Mechanism: The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)APPENDIC F: References and Web Site Data Sources