Case studies in sustainable consumption and production : energy use and the built environment /

System innovation for sustainability 4 is the third of three books of case studies covering respectively the three key consumption areas of mobility, food and agriculture, and energy use and the built environment responsible for 70% of the life-cycle environmental impacts of Western societies with t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lahlou, Saadi (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Colección:System innovation for sustainability ; 4.
Temas:
Energy consumption > Case studies.
Cities and towns > Energy consumption > Case studies.
Architecture and energy conservation > Case studies.
Buildings > Energy conservation > Case studies.
Energy policy > Case studies.
Villes > Consommation d'énergie > Études de cas.
Architecture et économies d'énergie > Études de cas.
Constructions > Économies d'énergie > Études de cas.
Politique énergétique > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Architecture and energy conservation.
Buildings > Energy conservation.
Cities and towns > Energy consumption.
Energy consumption.
Energy policy.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:System innovation for sustainability 4 is the third of three books of case studies covering respectively the three key consumption areas of mobility, food and agriculture, and energy use and the built environment responsible for 70% of the life-cycle environmental impacts of Western societies with the aim of stimulating, fostering or forcing change to SCP theory in practice. Energy consumption is obviously a key issue for sustainability, primarily because it depletes non-renewable fossil fuels, produces CO2 and other pollution. As climate change is becoming a key political issue, and as oil prices rise, society has become acutely aware of this issue. Energy is a special case because it is a key input to almost all other consumption and production processes. Housing is, with transport and food, a major consumer of energy, accounting for about one quarter of the environmental impact from the general consumption of products in the European Union, on a par with food and transport. Energy use in houses and buildings is also set to rise as populations and the buildings they need continue to increase.
Notas:"First published 2011 by Greenleaf Publishing Limited."
"A Greenleaf Publishing book"--Cover image.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781907643378
1907643370

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