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Climate preservation in urban communities case studies /
Climate Preservation in Urban Communities Case Studies delivers a firsthand, applied perspective on the challenges and solutions of creating urban communities that are adaptable and resilient to climate change. The book presents valuable insights into the real-life challenges and solutions of design...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA :
Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Climate Preservation In Urban Communities Case Studies; Climate Preservation In Urban Communities Case Studies; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1
- Introduction: Smart Green Healthy Communities Are Now the Future; OVERVIEW; GLOBAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES TODAY; SMART GREEN TECHNOLOGIES: INTEGRATED IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES; AGILE (FLEXIBLE) ENERGY SYSTEMS-HYBRID ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; Cost Savings; Environmental Benefits; High Reliability; Energy Independence; THE ECONOMICS-WHERE IS THE MONEY?; ECONOMICS MUST CHANGE INTO QUALITATIVE SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS.
- Interactionism for Surface and Deep RepresentationsTransformations; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; 2
- Agile Power Systems for Everyone: On-Site Distributed and Central Grid Systems; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; THE AGILE ENERGY SYSTEM CHANGES IN ACTION TODAY; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, LACCD; AGILE ENERGY AS HEALTHY AND SMART COLLEGE COMMUNITIES; How Do Communities and People Protect Their Historical Buildings and Communities. Case in Point Is Matera, Italy, Which Wil ... ; OVERVIEW.
- CONCLUSION: THE WORLD HAS CHANGED BY CONSERVING THE HISTORICAL PAST AND MOVING INTO THE SMART, GREEN AND HEALTHY FUTUREREFERENCES; FURTHER READING; 3
- Integrated Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Circular Economics With Cases in Japan; OVERVIEW; THE NEXT ECONOMICS; Economics as a Science; THE GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: AS GLOBAL GREEN DEVELOPMENT; THE ECONOMIC PARADIGM CHANGE: STOP AND REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE; Circular Economics; Circular Economy: Work in Progress; THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE AND INTERACTIONS; CONCLUSION: WHAT IS UP AHEAD IS MOVING NOW; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING.
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- Infrastructures for Green, Smart and Healthy CommunitiesOVERVIEW; CONCEPTUALIZING THE INTERNAL-EXTERNAL NEXUS OF THE OBOR STRATEGY; FIRST PERIOD: JOINING REGIONAL AND GLOBAL DIVISION OF LABOR; SECOND PERIOD: THE EMERGENCE OF CHINA-CENTERED REGIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER; THE THIRD PERIOD (OR "WAVE"): THE OBOR INITIATIVE AND CHINA'S INTERNAL ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING; PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE CIVIC MARKETS IN "GREEN DEVELOPMENT"; Consider China Today Moving Ahead Into a Smart, Green, and Healthy Nation; OVERVIEW: VIRTUAL POWER PLANT; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND ENERGY.
- DISTRIBUTED WIND POWER HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND BENEFITS FROM GRID INTERCONNECTIONBiomass; Geothermal Energy; Water Dams-Large and Small; Wave Power; Run-of-River; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; 5
- Policies, Partnerships and Plans: Case of China; OVERVIEW OF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; CHINA'S NATIONAL FIVE-YEAR PLANS, HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION; THE DEBATE OVER ENERGY- AND CONSUMPTION-BASED ECONOMIC GROWTH; The Rise of China in the Context of Energy Dependency; New Policy: Change to Economic Growth Strategy by Promoting Sustainable Energy.