Adapting cities to sea level rise : green and gray strategies / / Stefan Al ; foreword by Edgar Westerhof |
Autore | Al Stefan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Covelo ; ; London : , : Island Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 143 p. 1 illus.) |
Disciplina | 363.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Flood damage prevention
Sea level City planning - Environmental aspects Seaside architecture |
Soggetto genere / forma | Architectural drawings. |
ISBN | 1-61091-908-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelims -- Acknowledgments -- Forward by Edgar Westerhof -- Introduction -- Part One: City Strategies -- Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands -- New York City, New York, USA -- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Part Two: Local Strategies -- Hard-Protect Strategies -- Soft-Protect Strategies -- Store Strategies -- Retreat Strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910324955103321 |
Al Stefan | ||
Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Covelo ; ; London : , : Island Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adventures in sustainable urbanism / / edited by Robert Krueger, Tim Freytag, and Samuel Mössner |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, New York : , : SUNY Press, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 pages) |
Disciplina | 307.1/216 |
Collana | SUNY Press Open Access. |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-4384-7650-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : global transformations, cities, and the new sustainability consensus / Robert Krueger, Tim Freytag, and Samuel Mössner -- Constructing sustainable development / Robert Krueger, Tim Freytag and Samuel Mössner -- The rise of sustainable urban development / Robert Krueger, Tim Freytag, and Samuel Mössner -- A tale of two cities: Christchurch, New Zealand, and sustainable urban disaster recovery / Tim Baird and C. Michael Hall -- Reworking Newtown Creek / Winifred Curran and Trina Hamilton -- From sprawling cowtown to social sustainability pioneer: the sustainability journey of Calgary, Alberta / Freya Kristensen -- The greenest city experience: exploring social action and social sustainability in Vancouver, Canada / Marit Rosol and Cristina Temenos -- Introducing Luxembourg: ephemeral sustainabilities / Constance Carr -- Montpellier Écocité: from growth machine to sustainability? / David Giband -- Building ecopolis in the world’s factory: a field note on Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city / I-Chun Catherine Chang -- Sustainable empire? / Michal Kohout -- Middle-class family enclavism and solidarity from a distance notes from a field of contradictions in Dortmund, Germany / Susanne Frank -- A conclusion? Or, toward a new beginning? / Robert Krueger, Tim Freytag, and Samuel Mössner. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682574303321 |
Albany, New York : , : SUNY Press, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world / / Raquel Pinderhughes |
Autore | Pinderhughes Raquel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-7425-2366-7
0-7425-6981-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; INTRODUCTION PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Development and the Environment; Paradigm Shifts; Urban Development; Sustainable Urban Development; CHAPTER ONE URBAN WATER QUALlTY, SUPPLY, AND MANAGEMENT; Water; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Water Planning and Distribution Approaches; Groundwater; Large Diversion Schemes; Access to Sufficient and Clean Water Supply; Water Privatization; Conflicts over Water Resources; Shifting the Burden of Water Use
Inadequate and Poor Management of Water ResourcesMoving Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management; Infrastructure Changes; Reducing Inefficiency and Overuse of Water in Households; Recapture and Reuse Water; Ecological Wastewater Treatment Strategies; Recognizing the True Cost of Water; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER TWO URBAN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, COLLECTION, AND MANAGEMENT; Solid Waste; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Approaches; Open Pit Dumping and Burning; Landfills; Sanitary Landfills; Incineration Sustainable Solid Waste Planning and ManagementCreating a Sustainable Materials Economy; Materials Management and Resource Recognition; Waste Disposal Taxes and Refund Deposit Strategies; Subsidies and Incentives; Reprocessing/Materials Exchange; Household and Small Business Waste Reduction and Recycling; Household Waste Collection in Informal Settlements; Individual Recycled Material Collectors; A Cautionary Word about Recycling; Reducing Organic Waste Accumulation: Composting; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER THREE URBAN ENERGY SUPPLY AND MANAGEMENT; Energy; World Energy Mix Environmental and Social Impacts of Fossil Fuel DependencyThe Fossil Fuel Regime; Green Building and Design; Appropriate Technologies; Improving Household Biomass Systems; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Solar Energy: Photovoltaic; Solar Energy: Thermal; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FOUR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; Transportation; Transportation Patterns in Developing Countries; Transportation Patterns in Industrialized Countries; Environmental and Social Impacts of Automobile Dependency; How the Transportation Infrastructure Promotes and Supports Automobile Use Problems with Automobile DependencySustainable Urban Transportation Planning; Increasing Mass Transit Options and MassTransit Ridership; Increasing the RoIe of Bicycles; Increasing the RoIe of Workbikes and Cycle Rickshaws; Creating Pedestrian-Friendly Infrastructures; Alternative Automotive Systems, Fuels, and Designs; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FIVE URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION; Food; Environmental and Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Food Systems; The Connection between Food and Other Planning Concerns; Urban Agriculture; Ancient Traditions and Current Practices Incorporating Urban Agriculture and Food-Related Issues into Urban Planning Concerns |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452967303321 |
Pinderhughes Raquel | ||
Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world / / Raquel Pinderhughes |
Autore | Pinderhughes Raquel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development |
ISBN |
0-7425-2366-7
0-7425-6981-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; INTRODUCTION PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Development and the Environment; Paradigm Shifts; Urban Development; Sustainable Urban Development; CHAPTER ONE URBAN WATER QUALlTY, SUPPLY, AND MANAGEMENT; Water; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Water Planning and Distribution Approaches; Groundwater; Large Diversion Schemes; Access to Sufficient and Clean Water Supply; Water Privatization; Conflicts over Water Resources; Shifting the Burden of Water Use
Inadequate and Poor Management of Water ResourcesMoving Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management; Infrastructure Changes; Reducing Inefficiency and Overuse of Water in Households; Recapture and Reuse Water; Ecological Wastewater Treatment Strategies; Recognizing the True Cost of Water; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER TWO URBAN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, COLLECTION, AND MANAGEMENT; Solid Waste; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Approaches; Open Pit Dumping and Burning; Landfills; Sanitary Landfills; Incineration Sustainable Solid Waste Planning and ManagementCreating a Sustainable Materials Economy; Materials Management and Resource Recognition; Waste Disposal Taxes and Refund Deposit Strategies; Subsidies and Incentives; Reprocessing/Materials Exchange; Household and Small Business Waste Reduction and Recycling; Household Waste Collection in Informal Settlements; Individual Recycled Material Collectors; A Cautionary Word about Recycling; Reducing Organic Waste Accumulation: Composting; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER THREE URBAN ENERGY SUPPLY AND MANAGEMENT; Energy; World Energy Mix Environmental and Social Impacts of Fossil Fuel DependencyThe Fossil Fuel Regime; Green Building and Design; Appropriate Technologies; Improving Household Biomass Systems; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Solar Energy: Photovoltaic; Solar Energy: Thermal; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FOUR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; Transportation; Transportation Patterns in Developing Countries; Transportation Patterns in Industrialized Countries; Environmental and Social Impacts of Automobile Dependency; How the Transportation Infrastructure Promotes and Supports Automobile Use Problems with Automobile DependencySustainable Urban Transportation Planning; Increasing Mass Transit Options and MassTransit Ridership; Increasing the RoIe of Bicycles; Increasing the RoIe of Workbikes and Cycle Rickshaws; Creating Pedestrian-Friendly Infrastructures; Alternative Automotive Systems, Fuels, and Designs; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FIVE URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION; Food; Environmental and Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Food Systems; The Connection between Food and Other Planning Concerns; Urban Agriculture; Ancient Traditions and Current Practices Incorporating Urban Agriculture and Food-Related Issues into Urban Planning Concerns |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790564903321 |
Pinderhughes Raquel | ||
Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world / / Raquel Pinderhughes |
Autore | Pinderhughes Raquel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development |
ISBN |
0-7425-2366-7
0-7425-6981-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; INTRODUCTION PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Development and the Environment; Paradigm Shifts; Urban Development; Sustainable Urban Development; CHAPTER ONE URBAN WATER QUALlTY, SUPPLY, AND MANAGEMENT; Water; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Water Planning and Distribution Approaches; Groundwater; Large Diversion Schemes; Access to Sufficient and Clean Water Supply; Water Privatization; Conflicts over Water Resources; Shifting the Burden of Water Use
Inadequate and Poor Management of Water ResourcesMoving Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management; Infrastructure Changes; Reducing Inefficiency and Overuse of Water in Households; Recapture and Reuse Water; Ecological Wastewater Treatment Strategies; Recognizing the True Cost of Water; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER TWO URBAN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, COLLECTION, AND MANAGEMENT; Solid Waste; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Approaches; Open Pit Dumping and Burning; Landfills; Sanitary Landfills; Incineration Sustainable Solid Waste Planning and ManagementCreating a Sustainable Materials Economy; Materials Management and Resource Recognition; Waste Disposal Taxes and Refund Deposit Strategies; Subsidies and Incentives; Reprocessing/Materials Exchange; Household and Small Business Waste Reduction and Recycling; Household Waste Collection in Informal Settlements; Individual Recycled Material Collectors; A Cautionary Word about Recycling; Reducing Organic Waste Accumulation: Composting; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER THREE URBAN ENERGY SUPPLY AND MANAGEMENT; Energy; World Energy Mix Environmental and Social Impacts of Fossil Fuel DependencyThe Fossil Fuel Regime; Green Building and Design; Appropriate Technologies; Improving Household Biomass Systems; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Solar Energy: Photovoltaic; Solar Energy: Thermal; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FOUR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; Transportation; Transportation Patterns in Developing Countries; Transportation Patterns in Industrialized Countries; Environmental and Social Impacts of Automobile Dependency; How the Transportation Infrastructure Promotes and Supports Automobile Use Problems with Automobile DependencySustainable Urban Transportation Planning; Increasing Mass Transit Options and MassTransit Ridership; Increasing the RoIe of Bicycles; Increasing the RoIe of Workbikes and Cycle Rickshaws; Creating Pedestrian-Friendly Infrastructures; Alternative Automotive Systems, Fuels, and Designs; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FIVE URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION; Food; Environmental and Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Food Systems; The Connection between Food and Other Planning Concerns; Urban Agriculture; Ancient Traditions and Current Practices Incorporating Urban Agriculture and Food-Related Issues into Urban Planning Concerns |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821460903321 |
Pinderhughes Raquel | ||
Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ambiente e pianificazione : uso del suolo e processi di sotenibilità / Antonio Leone |
Autore | Leone, Antonio <1955- > |
Edizione | [Nuova ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Franco Angeli, c2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 711.43 |
Collana | Territorio sostenibilità governance. Saggi |
Soggetto topico | City planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 9788891789600 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991004011589707536 |
Leone, Antonio <1955- > | ||
Milano : Franco Angeli, c2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Ambiente urbano : introduzione all'ecologia urbana / Giuseppe Gisotti |
Autore | Gisotti, Giuseppe |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Palermo : Dario Flaccovio, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 515 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 711 |
Collana | Collana Sigea di geologia ambientale |
Soggetto topico | City planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 9788877587220 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001516509707536 |
Gisotti, Giuseppe | ||
Palermo : Dario Flaccovio, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Biophilic cities for an urban century : why nature is essential for the success of cities / / Robert McDonald, Timothy Beatley |
Autore | McDonald Robert |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Soggetto topico | City planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 3-030-51665-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The urban century -- 2. Cities as quintessentially human -- 3. Cities as inhumane: the urban health penalty -- 4. Nature as a solution -- 5. Biophilic cities: Vision and emerging principles -- 6. Innovative biophilic design and planning: From rooftop to neighborhood to city -- 7. The choice. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484773903321 |
McDonald Robert | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A biophilic pattern language for cities : creating healthy urban environments / / Phillip B. Roos |
Autore | Roos Phillip B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (121 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.927019 |
Collana | Sustainable Urban Futures |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
City planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 3-031-19071-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910633911803321 |
Roos Phillip B. | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building for a changing climate : the challenge for construction, planning and energy / / Peter F. Smith |
Autore | Smith Peter F (Peter Frederick), <1930-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
Disciplina | 720/.47 |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Housing - Environmental aspects Climatic changes Sustainable urban development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-54636-7
1-282-50600-5 9786612506000 1-84977-439-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456695803321 |
Smith Peter F (Peter Frederick), <1930-, > | ||
London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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