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 |
ISBN |
1-136-54635-9
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-9910780956803321 |
Smith Peter F (Peter Frederick), <1930-, > | ||
London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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 |
ISBN |
1-136-54635-9
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-9910808152403321 |
Smith Peter F (Peter Frederick), <1930-, > | ||
London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building resilient urban communities [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy R. Krishnamurthy |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.346 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JoerinJonas
ShawRajib KrishnamurthyRamasamy R |
Collana | Community, environment and disaster risk management |
Soggetto topico |
Social Science - Disasters & Disaster Relief
Science - Environmental Science Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection Natural disasters Social impact of environmental issues Management of land & natural resources Sustainable urban development Community development, Urban - Environmental aspects City planning - Environmental aspects Regional planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-78350-906-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Climate disaster risk in urban areas in Asia / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- The concept of resilience to disasters / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Resilience in the context of urban disaster risk reduction in India / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Development and application of a climate disaster resilience index in Chennai and other Indian cities / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Perceptions of community leaders about enhancing the climate disaster resilience of communities in Chennai, India / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Perceptions of households about enhancing the climate disaster resilience of communities in Chennai, India / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Making Chennai resilient to climate-related disasters / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787963903321 |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building resilient urban communities [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy R. Krishnamurthy |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.346 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JoerinJonas
ShawRajib KrishnamurthyRamasamy R |
Collana | Community, environment and disaster risk management |
Soggetto topico |
Social Science - Disasters & Disaster Relief
Science - Environmental Science Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection Natural disasters Social impact of environmental issues Management of land & natural resources Sustainable urban development Community development, Urban - Environmental aspects City planning - Environmental aspects Regional planning - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-78350-906-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Climate disaster risk in urban areas in Asia / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- The concept of resilience to disasters / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Resilience in the context of urban disaster risk reduction in India / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Development and application of a climate disaster resilience index in Chennai and other Indian cities / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Perceptions of community leaders about enhancing the climate disaster resilience of communities in Chennai, India / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Perceptions of households about enhancing the climate disaster resilience of communities in Chennai, India / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy -- Making Chennai resilient to climate-related disasters / Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816545003321 |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building urban resilience through change of use / / edited by Sara J. Wilkinson, Hilde Remøy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Collana | Innovation in the Built Environment |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development |
ISBN |
1-119-23144-2
1-119-23143-4 1-119-23145-0 |
Classificazione | BUS072000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910271059003321 |
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The carbon efficient city [[electronic resource] /] / A-P Hurd + Al Hurd ; foreword by Denis Hayes |
Autore | Hurd A-P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/746 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HurdAl |
Soggetto topico |
Carbon dioxide mitigation
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80418-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Measure for measure -- The invisible hand -- Regulatory roadblocks -- Reduce -- Built to last -- Great neighborhoods -- Spaces for nature -- On-site life cycles -- Regional transportation -- Delight -- Making a dent. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464140703321 |
Hurd A-P | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The carbon efficient city [[electronic resource] /] / A-P Hurd + Al Hurd ; foreword by Denis Hayes |
Autore | Hurd A-P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/746 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HurdAl |
Soggetto topico |
Carbon dioxide mitigation
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
ISBN | 0-295-80418-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Measure for measure -- The invisible hand -- Regulatory roadblocks -- Reduce -- Built to last -- Great neighborhoods -- Spaces for nature -- On-site life cycles -- Regional transportation -- Delight -- Making a dent. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788380803321 |
Hurd A-P | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The carbon efficient city [[electronic resource] /] / A-P Hurd + Al Hurd ; foreword by Denis Hayes |
Autore | Hurd A-P |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/746 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HurdAl |
Soggetto topico |
Carbon dioxide mitigation
City planning - Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
ISBN | 0-295-80418-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Measure for measure -- The invisible hand -- Regulatory roadblocks -- Reduce -- Built to last -- Great neighborhoods -- Spaces for nature -- On-site life cycles -- Regional transportation -- Delight -- Making a dent. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822880503321 |
Hurd A-P | ||
Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Circular Economy and Efficient Use of Resources / / Lucian-Ionel Cioca |
Autore | Cioca Lucian-Ionel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 pages) |
Disciplina | 307.1416 |
Soggetto topico | Sustainable urban development |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910673906303321 |
Cioca Lucian-Ionel | ||
Basel : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities of the future : towards integrated sustainable water and landscape management / / edited by Vladimir Novotny, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Paul Brown, CDM, San Diego, CA. ; sponsored by National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, USA [and four others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.61091732 |
Collana | Cities of the Future Series |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable urban development
Hydrology Landscape design Water resources development Sustainable development Cities and towns |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78040-530-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgement; Wingspread Workshop Organizing Committee; Introduction to the book; Preface: Cities of the future: The fifth paradigm of urbanization; Part One: Urban Water Sustainability; 1. The importance of water infrastructure and the environment in tomorrow's cities; 2. Developments towards urban water sustainability in the Chicago metropolitan area; 3. Water and cities - overcoming inertia and achieving a sustainable future; Part Two: Impact of Extreme Events; 4. Hurricane realities, models, levees and wetlands
5. Water quality and public health - case studies of Hurricane Katrina and the December 2004 tsunami in ThailandPart Three: Monitoring, Urban Observatories and Total Mass Balance of Pollution in Cities; 6. Design of an environmental field observatory for quantifying the urban water budget; 7. Ecosystem approaches to reduce pollution in cities; 8. Field data requirements for monitoring and modelling of urban drainage systems; Part Four: Hydrologic and Pollution Stresses, Response of Receiving Waters; 9. Ground water and cities 10. Framework for risk-based assessment of stream response to urbanization11. Urban diffuse pollution and solutions in Japan; 12. Tools for the evaluation of stormwater management practices that provide ecological stability in urban streams; 13. Effluent dominated water bodies, their reclamation and reuse to achieve sustainability; Part Five: Integrated Solutions - Water and Landscape; 14. Reclaimed stormwater and wastewater and factors affecting their reuse; 15. Centralized and decentralized urban water, wastewater & storm water systems 16. Urban ecological design and urban ecology: An assessment of the state of current knowledge and a suggested research agenda17. Green infrastructure for cities: The spatial dimension; 18. Strategic planning of the sustainable future wastewater and biowaste system in Göteborg, Sweden; 19. The role of low impact redevelopment/development in integrated watershed management planning: Turning theory into practice; 20. Automation and real-time control in urban stormwater management; Part Six: Implementing Future Urban Hydrological and Ecological Systems 21. Urban drainage at cross-roads: Four future scenarios ranging from business-as-usual to sustainability22. Overcoming legal barriers to hydrological sustainability of urban systems; 23. Ecosystem resilience and institutional change: the evolving role of public water suppliers; 24. Financial, economic, and institutional barriers to "green" urban development: The case of stormwater; 25. Restoring the Charles River watershed using flow trading; Appendix; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464007503321 |
London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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