LEADER 01019nam 2200361 450 001 9910137714603321 005 20221008101742.0 010 $a953-51-6601-8 035 $a(CKB)3230000000076653 035 $a(NjHacI)993230000000076653 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000076653 100 $a20221008d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aPathogenesis of encephalitis /$fedited by Daisuke Hayasaka 210 1$aRijeka, Croatia :$cIntech,$d[2011] 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (356 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a953-307-741-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 606 $aEncephalitis 615 0$aEncephalitis. 676 $a616.832 702 $aHayasaka$b Daisuke 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910137714603321 996 $aPathogenesis of Encephalitis$91979050 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05145nam 2200577 450 001 9910222236903321 005 20230120004004.0 010 $a1-280-37242-7 010 $a9786610372423 010 $a1-85573-868-6 035 $a(CKB)111087028281524 035 $a(EBL)1639551 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1639551 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028281524 100 $a20140204e20122002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBuilding the ecological city /$fRodney R. White 210 1$aCambridge, England :$cWoodhead Publishing Limited,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 225 0$aWoodhead Publishing in environmental management 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8493-1379-1 311 $a1-85573-531-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Building the Ecological City; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acronyms; Other abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Cities for the new millennium; 1.1 Cities as a metaphor for Western society; 1.2 The urban environment and human health; 1.3 The urban management challenge; 1.4 How to use this book; 1.5 Websites; 1.6 Further reading; Part II: Metabolism: how urban ecosystems work; Chapter 2. It isn't waste until you waste it; 2.1 Land use and urban metabolism; 2.2 Sources and types of solid waste; 2.3 Collection and treatment options 327 $a2.4 Improving our management of the solid waste stream2.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Websites; 2.7 Further reading; Chapter 3. Energy and emissions to the air; 3.1 Emissions to the air; 3.2 Cities and energy; 3.3 Air masses and air movements; 3.4 Energy sources; 3.5 Energy uses; 3.6 Energy users; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.8 Websites; 3.9 Further reading; Chapter 4. Cities and the hydrological cycle; 4.1 The hydrological cycle; 4.2 Urbanisation and water use; 4.3 Urban impacts on the hydrological cycle; 4.4 Urbanisation and water management; 4.5 Climate, climate change and water supply; 4.6 Conclusion 327 $a4.7 Websites4.8 Further reading; Part III: Pathology: what's gone wrong?; Chapter 5. Urban land: asset or liability?; 5.1 Paying for the past; 5.2 Contaminated land and urban blight; 5.3 Landfills - yesterday's solution; 5.4 Problematic building materials; 5.5 Underground storage tanks; 5.6 Subsidence; 5.7 Conclusion; 5.8 Websites; 5.9 Further reading; Chapter 6. The air we breathe and the climate we are changing; 6.1 The issues and the impacts; 6.2 The mounting cost of poor health; 6.3 Air quality management; 6.4 Regional and stratospheric impacts; 6.5 The changing climate 327 $a6.6 Living with higher temperatures6.7 Extreme weather events; 6.8 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the city; 6.9 Conclusion; 6.10 Websites; 6.11 Further reading; Chapter 7. The water we use and abuse; 7.1 New challenges for water management; 7.2 Water shortages; 7.3 River basin floods; 7.4 Urban floods; 7.5 Health and water quality; 7.6 The impact of climate change; 7.7 Conclusion; 7.8 Websites; 7.9 Further reading; Part IV: Health: restoring urban ecosystem health; Chapter 8. Restoring urban land to productive use; 8.1 Reducing our ecological footprint; 8.2 Reducing throughput 327 $a8.3 Density, proximity and variety8.4 Improving the modal split; 8.5 Redevelopment and reuse of brownfields; 8.6 Energy from waste and biomass; 8.7 Naturalising urban systems; 8.8 Conservation of historic buildings and districts; 8.9 Conclusion; 8.10 Websites; 8.11 Further reading; Chapter 9. Clearing the air; 9.1 An integrated approach; 9.2 Energy conservation; 9.3 Fuel switching; 9.4 The transportation challenge; 9.5 Conclusion; 9.6 Websites; 9.7 Further reading; Chapter 10. Water - our most precious resource; 10.1 Integrated watershed planning; 10.2 Planning for climate change 327 $a10.3 Facing the urban flood issue 330 $aIf the modern city is a monument to anything, it is a monument to man's inefficiency. Our cities are plagued by problems of congestion, waste, and pollution that deplete natural resources, damage the environment and reduce the quality of life of citizens.The irony is, as this fascinating new study shows, that it doesn't have to be like this.Building the ecological city describes the problems we face and puts forward solutions to the question - how can we build cities that provide an acceptable standard of living for their inhabitants without depleting the ecosystems and bio-geo 606 $aCity planning$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aUrban ecology (Sociology) 615 0$aCity planning$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aUrban ecology (Sociology) 676 $a307.1/216 700 $aWhite$b Rodney R$0722891 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910222236903321 996 $aBuilding the ecological city$92153613 997 $aUNINA