Cargando…
Engineering for sustainable communities principles and practices /
Engineering for Sustainable Communities: Principles and Practicesdefines and outlines sustainable engineering methods for real-world engineering projects.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Reston, Virginia :
American Society of Civil Engineers,
2017.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1: Achieving and Maintaining a Sustainable Civilization; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sustainability Defined; Chapter 3: Is Civilization Sustainable?; Chapter 4: Processes for Achieving a Sustainable Civilization; Chapter 5: Role of the Built Environment, Including Sustainable Cities; Chapter 6: Role of the Civil Engineer; Part 2: Civil Engineering Principles and Practices for Sustainability; Chapter 7: Economic Aspects; Chapter 8: Environmental Aspects; Chapter 9: Social Aspects; Chapter 10: Access and Mobility: Integrating Sustainable Transportation with the Built Environment; Chapter 11: Ecological Systems; Chapter 12: Sustainable Land Use; Chapter 13: Community Participation; Chapter 14: Project Management for Sustainable Infrastructure; Chapter 15: Waste Management: Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling of Materials and Components; Chapter 16: Water Resources: Sustaining Quality and Quantity; Chapter 17: Lighting, Noise and Vibration Control, and Air Quality; Chapter 18: Resilience; Chapter 19: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change; Chapter 20: Sustainable Project Rating Systems, Including Envision; Chapter 21: Rising above Routine Practice; Part 3: Case Studies; Chapter 22: Low-Impact Development for a High-Density Residential Development in Hong Kong; Chapter 23: Environmental Lifecycle Assessment of Public Transit in Los Angeles; Chapter 24: Curitiba, Brazil: How Did Their Civil Engineers Do It? From a City of Slums to a Sustainability Leader in 30 Years; Chapter 25: Saving the Rain in Onondaga County, New York; Chapter 26: Edmonton Waste Management Centre; Chapter 27: Cambridge's Alewife Stormwater Wetland; Chapter 28: Chari Chari Bridge, Omereque, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Chapter 29: The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh; Chapter 30: Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island; Chapter 31: Cerro Dominador Concentration Solar Plant; Chapter 32: Redesign of I-75 in Cincinnati; Part 4: Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 33: Summary and Conclusions; Appendix 1: ASCE's Policies and Programs for Sustainability and Resilience; Index