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London's environment : prospects for a sustainable world city /
This comprehensive volume opens with an introductory editorial giving a general review of London's environment and its prospects for a sustainable future. The subsequent chapters are written by experts on architecture, planning, air pollution, biodiversity, transport, rivers, parks, aesthetic a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Imperial College Press,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Contents; World Contexts; 1. London's Sustainability
- An Overview Julian Hunt; THE IDEA; THE NATURAL SETTING; THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENT; POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY; REFERENCES; 2. London's Urban Renaissance Richard Rogers; REFERENCES; 3. Sustainability of London's Environment and the World Context Michael Meacher; INTRODUCTION; JOHANNESBURG; LONDON; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; WASTE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 4. Foundations of a World City
- London's Historic Environment and its Future Taryn J P Nixon; A SENSE OF PLACE: LONDON PAST
- A SENSE OF PLACE: LONDON'S HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT TODAYA SENSE OF IDENTITY: THE ROLE AND VALUE OF LONDON'S HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT IN ITS FUTURE; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Environmental Developments and Perceptions; 5. Environmental Strategies for London David Goode; INTRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THE MAYOR'S STRATEGIES; AN ENERGY STRATEGY FOR LONDON; MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT NOISE; KEYS TO FUTURE SUCCESS; REFERENCES; 6. Places, People and Socio-Economic Differences in Health Michael Marmot and Mai Stafford; INTRODUCTION
- THE LONDON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTHGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH IN LONDON; HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION; ENVIRONMENT AND INDIVIDUAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC POSITION; CHARACTERISING THE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ON HEALTH; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 7. The Air over London Helen ApSimon; INTRODUCTION; AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES; OBSERVATION AND MEASUREMENT OF AIR POLLUTION OVER LONDON; WHAT CAUSES HIGH LEVELS OF POLLUTION OVER LONDON?; THE METEOROLOGY OF LONDON; MODELLING AND ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS AGAINST OBJECTIVES; FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN LONDON'S ATMOSPHERE; CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTREFERENCES; 8. The Art and Science of London's Atmosphere around 1900 John E Thornes and Gemma Metherell; REFERENCES; 9. Biodiversity and the Urban Environment: Benefits, Trends and Opportunities Paul Henderson; INTRODUCTION; LONDON'S BIODIVERSITY; VALUES; LONDON IS NOT AN ISLAND; ACTIONS AND INFORMATION; A LONDON WILDLIFE GARDEN; REFERENCES; WEB PAGE ADDRESSES; 10. London's Water Supplies Roger S Wotton and Helen Evans; WATER SUPPLY IN A SUSTAINABLE CITY; WATER FROM RIVERS AND BOREHOLES; LONDON'S RESERVOIRS; Location and Maintenance of Reservoirs
- Biological Processes within ReservoirsDEVELOPMENTS IN WATER TREATMENT; "FINISHING" WATER USING SLOW SAND FILTERS (SSFs) AND CHLORINATION; Processes within Slow Sand Filter Beds; Chlorination; CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; 11. The Royal Parks and their Role in a Sustainable City William Weston; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE; DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ROYAL PARKS; PARK MANAGEMENT; A HOLISTIC ROLE FOR THE PARKS?; THE ROYAL PARK'S FUTURE AND ROLE; Planning and Politics