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Green building in North America [[electronic resource] ] : opportunities and challenges : Secretariat report to council under Article 13 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
| Green building in North America [[electronic resource] ] : opportunities and challenges : Secretariat report to council under Article 13 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal [Quebec], : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic text (75 p.) : ill., digital file |
| Disciplina | 720/.47 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - North America
Buildings - Environmental aspects - North America Buildings - Energy conservation - North America Environmental law - North America Green movement - North America Air pollution Carbon neutrality City Climate change mitigation Construction Energy conservation Green building Greenhouse gas Hvac Intergovernmental panel on climate change |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Green building in North America -- Features of green building -- How widespread is green building? -- Rating systems -- Process of continual improvement -- Foundational driver for change -- Negative environmental impacts of current building practices -- Benefits of green building -- Climate change crisis and buildings -- Green building and GHG emissions -- Calling for aggressive improvement in North America -- Green building energy scenarios for 2030 -- Modeling aggressive energy-saving scenarios -- Country-specific results -- General conclusions -- Drivers and barriers to improvement -- Momentum toward green building in the United States and Canada -- Momentum toward green building in Mexico -- Barriers to green buildings -- Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation -- Recommendations for North America -- Secretariat's recommendations on making green building standard practice in North America. |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Bâtiment écologique en Amérique du Nord : débouchés et défis.
Edificación sustentable en América del Norte : oportunidades y retos. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694485203321 |
| Montreal [Quebec], : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption / / special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field, Co-Chair Working Group II, Carnegie Institution for Science [and eleven others] [[electronic resource]]
| Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption / / special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field, Co-Chair Working Group II, Carnegie Institution for Science [and eleven others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 582 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climate change mitigation
Climatic changes - Risk management Climate Climate change adaptation Climate resilience Disaster Disaster risk reduction General circulation model Global warming Governance Hazard Intergovernmental panel on climate change |
| ISBN |
1-139-41181-0
1-107-23628-2 1-280-68319-8 9786613660138 1-139-42321-5 1-139-42019-4 1-139-17724-9 1-139-42224-3 1-139-41815-7 1-139-42428-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface -- Summary for policymakers -- Climate change : new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience -- Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability -- Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment -- Changes in impacts of climate extremes : human systems and ecosystems -- Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level -- National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters -- Managing the risks : international level and integration across scales -- Toward a sustainable and resilient future -- Case studies. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Managing the Risks of Extreme Events & Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320812703316 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America
| North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (78 pages) : colour illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.7/0097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental quality - Forecasting
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - North America Natural resources - North America Environmental monitoring - North America Global environmental change Agriculture Air pollution Biodiversity Climate change Effects of global warming Environmental science Global warming Greenhouse gas Greenland ice sheet Intergovernmental panel on climate change |
| ISBN | 2-923358-79-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary/Reader's guide -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Approach -- 3. Meta-forces. 3.1. Socio-political developments ; 3.2. Global environmental changes -- 4. Drivers. 4.1. Demographic patterns ; 4.2. Economic activity ; 4.3. Technology -- 5. Pressures. 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. Resource extraction, production and use ; 5.3. Waste generation and return flows to the environment -- 6. State: changes in environmental conditions. 6.1. Introduction ; 6.2. Climate ; 6.3. Land cover and land use ; 6.4. Air quality ; 6.5. Water quality and quantity ; 6.6. Biodiversity -- 7. Impacts: how environmental change affects socio-economic conditions. 7.1. Introduction ; 7.2. Population living in areas facing severe water stress ; 7.3. Health effects of urban air pollution ; 7.4. Climate change impacts -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Annex 1: Key studies -- Annex 2: Data tables. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Perspectives environnementales en Amérique du Nord d'ici 2030 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693405103321 |
| Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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