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Decarbonising Cities Mainstreaming Low Carbon Urban Development /

This book sets out some positive directions to move forward including government policy and regulatory options, an innovative GRID (Greening, Regenerative, Improvement Districts) scheme that can assist with funding and management, and the first steps towards an innovative carbon credit scheme for th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rauland, Vanessa (Autor), Newman, Peter (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Green Energy and Technology,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Addressing Three Wicked Problems
  • The Global Shift to a Low Carbon Economy
  • Why Cities?
  • Low Carbon Resource Management in Cities
  • The Precinct - The New Scale for Decarbonising
  • Eco Precincts
  • The Rise of Carbon Neutrality
  • Counting Carbon in Cities
  • Rating Carbon in Urban Development
  • Certifying for Carbon Neutrality
  • Spotlight: The Australian Government Carbon Neutral Standard
  • A New Framework and Core Elements
  • Making it work
  • Final Thoughts.