Building for a changing climate : the challenge for construction, planning and energy /

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There is now a practically universal consensus that our climate is changing rapidly, and as a direct result of human activities. While there is extensive debate about what we can do to mitigate the damage we are causing, it is becoming increasingly clear that a large part of our resources will have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Peter F. (Peter Frederick), 1930-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.
Temas:
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Housing > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes.
Sustainable urban development.
Climat > Changements.
Urbanisme durable.
climate change.
ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Prepare for four degrees
  • 2. Probable future impacts of climate change
  • 3. The UN carbon trading mechanism
  • 4. Setting the pace towards climate-proof housing
  • 5. Future-proof housing
  • 6. Building-integrated solar electricity
  • 7. Sun, earth, wind and water
  • 8. Eco-towns : opportunity or oxymoron?
  • 9. The housing inheritance
  • 10. On-domestic buildings
  • 11. Community buildings
  • 12. Conventional energy
  • 13. Coal : black gold or black hole?
  • 14. Filling the gap; utility-scale renewables
  • 15. The age beyond oil
  • 16. The thread of hope.

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