Sustainable development handbook / / by Stephen A. Roosa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464818103321
• Autore: Roosa Stephen A. <1952->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lilburn, Georgia ; ; Boca Raton, Florida ; ; London, England : , : The Fairmont Press, Inc. : , : Taylor & Francis Ltd., , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 88-17-36376-6
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (521 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9/27
• Soggetti: Sustainable development; Environmental policy; Energy conservation - Government policy; City planning; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Contributors""; ""Chapter 1 What is Sustainable Development?""; ""Chapter 2 Sustainable Developmentâ€?A New Social Concept""; ""Chapter 3 The Environment and Sustainable Development""; ""Chapter 4 Sustainable Buildings""; ""Chapter 5 SustainableEnergy Solutions""; ""Chapter 7 Local Policies for Sustainable Development""; ""Chapter 8 Impact of Sustainable Development Policies on Planning""; ""Chapter 9 Tracking Local Sustainable Development""; ""Chapter 10 Learning from Las Vegas""; ""Chapter 11 Local Carbon Reduction Policies""""Chapter 12 International Sustainability""; ""Chapter 13 What the Future Holds: Creating a Sustainable World""; ""Bibliography""; ""Appendix""; ""Index""