Metropolitan sustainability [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and improving the urban environment / / edited by Frank Zeman

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Woodhead Pub., 2012
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (773 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1; 307.1216
• Soggetto topico: Urbanization - Environmental aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ZemanFrank
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Metropolitan sustainability : an introduction -- pt. II. Earth : urban land use and the environmental impact of the built environment -- pt. III. Wind : urban air pollution and emissions control -- pt. IV. Water : urban water resources, reuse and management -- pt. V. Fire : urban energy supply and management -- pt. VI. Sustainable urban development, transport and planning.
• Sommario/riassunto: Global populations have grown rapidly in recent decades, leading to ever increasing demands for shelter, resources, energy and utilities. Coupled with the worldwide need to achieve lower impact buildings and conservation of resources, the need to achieve sustainability in urban environments has never been more acute. This book critically reviews the fundamental issues and applied science, engineering and technology that will enable all cities to achieve a greater level of metropolitan sustainability, and assist nations in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations.Part one in
• Titolo autorizzato: Metropolitan sustainability
• ISBN: 0-85709-646-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461775603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Woodhead Publishing in energy ; ; no. 34.