LEADER 03251oam 2200685I 450 001 9910456695803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-54636-7 010 $a1-282-50600-5 010 $a9786612506000 010 $a1-84977-439-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849774390 035 $a(CKB)2520000000009469 035 $a(EBL)483797 035 $a(OCoLC)593328395 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000335432 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11273999 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335432 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10271837 035 $a(PQKB)10710958 035 $a(OCoLC)647875553 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483797 035 $a(PPN)225838532 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483797 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10364910 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL250600 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000009469 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuilding for a changing climate $ethe challenge for construction, planning and energy /$fPeter F. Smith 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (198 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-96517-0 311 $a1-84407-735-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index. 327 $a1. Prepare for four degrees -- 2. Probable future impacts of climate change -- 3. The UN carbon trading mechanism -- 4. Setting the pace towards climate-proof housing -- 5. Future-proof housing -- 6. Building-integrated solar electricity -- 7. Sun, earth, wind and water -- 8. Eco-towns : opportunity or oxymoron? -- 9. The housing inheritance -- 10. On-domestic buildings -- 11. Community buildings -- 12. Conventional energy -- 13. Coal : black gold or black hole? -- 14. Filling the gap; utility-scale renewables -- 15. The age beyond oil -- 16. The thread of hope. 330 $aThere is now a practically universal consensus that our climate is changing rapidly, and as a direct result of human activities. While there is extensive debate about what we can do to mitigate the damage we are causing, it is becoming increasingly clear that a large part of our resources will have to be directed towards adapting to new climatic conditions, with talk of survivability replacing sustainability as the new and most pressing priority. Nowhere is this more evident than in the built environment - the stage on which our most important interactions with climatic conditions ar 606 $aCity planning$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aHousing$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aSustainable urban development 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCity planning$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aHousing$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aClimatic changes. 615 0$aSustainable urban development. 676 $a720/.47 700 $aSmith$b Peter F$g(Peter Frederick),$f1930-,$033073 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456695803321 996 $aBuilding for a changing climate$92180171 997 $aUNINA