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UNINA9910783940603321 |
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Williamson T. J (Terry J.) |
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Understanding sustainable architecture / / Terry Williamson, Antony Radford, and Helen Bennetts |
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New York : , : Spon Press, , 2002 |
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1-134-45559-3 |
1-134-45560-7 |
0-203-29426-2 |
1-280-05673-8 |
0-203-21729-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RadfordAntony |
BennettsHelen <1955-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable architecture |
Architecture |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-154) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Sustainability; Images; Ethics; Objectives; Systems; Green houses; Cohesion; Appendix: A partial checklist for sustainable architecture; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Understanding Sustainable Architecture is a review of the assumptions, beliefs, goals and bodies of knowledge that underlie the endeavour to design (more) sustainable buildings and other built developments. Much of the available advice and rhetoric about sustainable architecture begins from positions where important ethical, cultural and conceptual issues are simply assumed. If sustainable architecture is to be a truly meaningful pursuit then it must be grounded in a coherent theoretical framework. This book sets out to provide that framework. Through a series of self-reflective |
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