Metropolitan sustainability : understanding and improving the urban environment /

Global populations have grown rapidly in recent decades, leading to ever increasing demands for shelter, resources, energy and utilities. Coupled with the worldwide need to achieve lower impact buildings and conservation of resources, the need to achieve sustainability in urban environments has neve...

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Weitere Titel:
Understanding and improving the urban environment
1. Verfasser:
Zeman, Frank.
Weitere Verfasser:
Zeman, Frank
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Woodhead Pub., 2012.
Ausgabe:
1st edition
Zusammenfassung:
Global populations have grown rapidly in recent decades, leading to ever increasing demands for shelter, resources, energy and utilities. Coupled with the worldwide need to achieve lower impact buildings and conservation of resources, the need to achieve sustainability in urban environments has never been more acute. This book critically reviews the fundamental issues and applied science, engineering and technology that will enable all cities to achieve a greater level of metropolitan sustainability, and assist nations in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations.Part one in
Umfang:
1 online resource (773 p.)
text file
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780857096463
085709646X
ISSN:
2044-9364 ;
Schlagworte:
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
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