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Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi
| Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi |
| Autore | Brandon P. S (Peter S.) |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LombardiP. L (Patrizia L.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable architecture Sustainable development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4443-4078-6
1-282-81776-0 9786612817762 1-4443-2787-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evaluating Sustainable Development in the Built Environment; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Setting the Context for Evaluating Sustainable Development; The environmental perspective; The international policy debates; Extension of the debate; The impact of the built environment; The current response of the built environment community; Sustainability: a definition; Seeking a shared set of values; Striving for a common framework and classification system; The characteristics of assessment and measurement for sustainable development
Management and intervention for sustainable development Implementing management decisions; Summary; 2 Time and Sustainability; Innovation and stability; Perceptions of sustainable development; Critical failure points; Time in evaluation; Future aversion; Clever or wise?; Practical assessment of 'time'; The luxury of the 'time' horizon; 3 Approaches to Evaluation; The Natural Step; The concept of community capital; The ecological footprint; Monetary (capital) approach; The driving force-state-response model; Issues or theme-based frameworks; Accounting frameworks Frameworks of assessment methods' tool kits Summary and conclusions; 4 Indicators and Measures; Why evaluate?; Traditional versus sustainable development indicators; Generic and specific questions; International indicators; Aggregated indicators; Discussion; Summary; 5 Assessment Methods; A directory of assessment methods; An outline summary of the main assessment methods, tools and procedures in use; Summary and conclusions; 6 A Proposed Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Development; The need for a holistic and integrated framework; The theoretical underpinning of the framework The built environment explained by the modalitiesThe 15 modalities for understanding sustainable development in the built environment; Development of the multi-modal framework for decision-making; Key questions for examining sustainable development within each modality; Synthesis of results; Summary; 7 The Framework as a Structuring Tool: Case Studies; Case study 1: selection of a municipal waste treatment system; Case study 2: evaluation of sustainable redevelopment scenarios for an urban area; Case study 3: 'multi-stakeholder' urban regeneration decision-making Case study 4: social reporting of Modena City strategic plan Summary and conclusion; 8 Towards Management Systems and Protocols; Who manages?; The planning framework; Management in a learning organisation; Soft system methodology; Wicked problems; Process protocols; A possible approach; The Vancouver study; The conclusions of the Vancouver study; Follow through on the Vancouver study; Resilience; 9 Education and Research; A research agenda; In conclusion; Appendix A: The Philosophy of the 'Cosmonomic Idea of Reality'; References; Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459532403321 |
Brandon P. S (Peter S.)
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi
| Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi |
| Autore | Brandon P. S (Peter S.) |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LombardiP. L (Patrizia L.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable architecture Sustainable development |
| ISBN |
1-4443-4078-6
1-282-81776-0 9786612817762 1-4443-2787-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evaluating Sustainable Development in the Built Environment; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Setting the Context for Evaluating Sustainable Development; The environmental perspective; The international policy debates; Extension of the debate; The impact of the built environment; The current response of the built environment community; Sustainability: a definition; Seeking a shared set of values; Striving for a common framework and classification system; The characteristics of assessment and measurement for sustainable development
Management and intervention for sustainable development Implementing management decisions; Summary; 2 Time and Sustainability; Innovation and stability; Perceptions of sustainable development; Critical failure points; Time in evaluation; Future aversion; Clever or wise?; Practical assessment of 'time'; The luxury of the 'time' horizon; 3 Approaches to Evaluation; The Natural Step; The concept of community capital; The ecological footprint; Monetary (capital) approach; The driving force-state-response model; Issues or theme-based frameworks; Accounting frameworks Frameworks of assessment methods' tool kits Summary and conclusions; 4 Indicators and Measures; Why evaluate?; Traditional versus sustainable development indicators; Generic and specific questions; International indicators; Aggregated indicators; Discussion; Summary; 5 Assessment Methods; A directory of assessment methods; An outline summary of the main assessment methods, tools and procedures in use; Summary and conclusions; 6 A Proposed Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Development; The need for a holistic and integrated framework; The theoretical underpinning of the framework The built environment explained by the modalitiesThe 15 modalities for understanding sustainable development in the built environment; Development of the multi-modal framework for decision-making; Key questions for examining sustainable development within each modality; Synthesis of results; Summary; 7 The Framework as a Structuring Tool: Case Studies; Case study 1: selection of a municipal waste treatment system; Case study 2: evaluation of sustainable redevelopment scenarios for an urban area; Case study 3: 'multi-stakeholder' urban regeneration decision-making Case study 4: social reporting of Modena City strategic plan Summary and conclusion; 8 Towards Management Systems and Protocols; Who manages?; The planning framework; Management in a learning organisation; Soft system methodology; Wicked problems; Process protocols; A possible approach; The Vancouver study; The conclusions of the Vancouver study; Follow through on the Vancouver study; Resilience; 9 Education and Research; A research agenda; In conclusion; Appendix A: The Philosophy of the 'Cosmonomic Idea of Reality'; References; Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785135003321 |
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Brandon P. S (Peter S.)
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment / / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi
| Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment / / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi |
| Autore | Brandon P. S (Peter S.) |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LombardiP. L (Patrizia L.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable architecture Sustainable development |
| ISBN |
9786612817762
9781444340785 1444340786 9781282817760 1282817760 9781444327878 1444327879 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evaluating Sustainable Development in the Built Environment; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Setting the Context for Evaluating Sustainable Development; The environmental perspective; The international policy debates; Extension of the debate; The impact of the built environment; The current response of the built environment community; Sustainability: a definition; Seeking a shared set of values; Striving for a common framework and classification system; The characteristics of assessment and measurement for sustainable development
Management and intervention for sustainable development Implementing management decisions; Summary; 2 Time and Sustainability; Innovation and stability; Perceptions of sustainable development; Critical failure points; Time in evaluation; Future aversion; Clever or wise?; Practical assessment of 'time'; The luxury of the 'time' horizon; 3 Approaches to Evaluation; The Natural Step; The concept of community capital; The ecological footprint; Monetary (capital) approach; The driving force-state-response model; Issues or theme-based frameworks; Accounting frameworks Frameworks of assessment methods' tool kits Summary and conclusions; 4 Indicators and Measures; Why evaluate?; Traditional versus sustainable development indicators; Generic and specific questions; International indicators; Aggregated indicators; Discussion; Summary; 5 Assessment Methods; A directory of assessment methods; An outline summary of the main assessment methods, tools and procedures in use; Summary and conclusions; 6 A Proposed Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Development; The need for a holistic and integrated framework; The theoretical underpinning of the framework The built environment explained by the modalitiesThe 15 modalities for understanding sustainable development in the built environment; Development of the multi-modal framework for decision-making; Key questions for examining sustainable development within each modality; Synthesis of results; Summary; 7 The Framework as a Structuring Tool: Case Studies; Case study 1: selection of a municipal waste treatment system; Case study 2: evaluation of sustainable redevelopment scenarios for an urban area; Case study 3: 'multi-stakeholder' urban regeneration decision-making Case study 4: social reporting of Modena City strategic plan Summary and conclusion; 8 Towards Management Systems and Protocols; Who manages?; The planning framework; Management in a learning organisation; Soft system methodology; Wicked problems; Process protocols; A possible approach; The Vancouver study; The conclusions of the Vancouver study; Follow through on the Vancouver study; Resilience; 9 Education and Research; A research agenda; In conclusion; Appendix A: The Philosophy of the 'Cosmonomic Idea of Reality'; References; Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955194603321 |
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Brandon P. S (Peter S.)
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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