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Introduction to Sustainability Road to a Better Future /

Sustainability is an elusive concept and many have tried to define the idea of what it is. This book relies on the classical interpretation from the Brundtland report, "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generati...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Munier, Nolberto (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Basic Information on Sustainable Issues -- The Culture of Waste -- Sustainability in the Built Environment -- Industrial Approach to Sustainability -- Energy Sustainability -- Measuring Sustainability -- Sustainable Impact Assessment (SuIA) -- Case Example - A Community in Search of Its Future. 
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