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Solutions to climate change challenges in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Colin A. Booth ... [et al.]
| Solutions to climate change challenges in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Colin A. Booth ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 720/.47 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BoothColin (Colin A.) |
| Collana | Innovation in the built environment |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable construction
Sustainable development Urban ecology (Sociology) Environmental protection Climatic changes - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-4443-5451-5
1-280-78266-8 9786613693051 1-4443-5450-7 1-4443-5453-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: List of ContributorsChapter 1 Introductory Insights to Climate Change ChallengesChapter 2 Climate Change: Nature and Emerging TrendsChapter 3 Regional ImplicationsChapter 4 Urbanization and Climate ChangeChapter 5 Global Political Initiatives and OvertonesChapter 6 Green Economics Dialogue and the Built EnvironmentChapter 7 Strategic Environmental Impact AssessmentChapter 8 Methods for Valuing Preferences for Environmental and Natural Resources: An OverviewChapter 9 Ecological value of Urban EnvironmentsChapter 10 The Pedological Value of Urban LandscapesChapter 11 Insights and Perceptions of Sustainable Design and ConstructionChapter 12 Progress in Eco-and Resilient-Construction Materials DevelopmentChapter 13 Energy Efficiency: Alternative Routes to MitigationChapter 14 The Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Towns and CitiesChapter 15 Particulate Induced Soiling on Historic Limestone Buildings: Insights and the Effects of Climate ChangeChapter 16 Sustainable TransportationChapter 17 Linkages of Waste Management Strategies and Climate Change IssuesChapter 18 Climate Change and the Geotechnical Stability of 'Engineered'Landfill SitesChapter 19 Water Resources Issues and Solutions for the Built Environment: too little versus too muchChapter 20 Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven ConstructionChapter 21 Preparing for Extreme weather events: A Risk Assessment ApproachChapter 22 The Socio-environmental Vulnerability Assessment Approach to Mapping Vulnerability to ClimateChapter 23 Mitigation via RenewablesChapter 24 Complexities and Approaches to Managing the Adaptation of Climate Change by Coastal CommunitiesChapter 25 Lessons for the FutureIndex. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130957803321 |
| Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Solutions to climate change challenges in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Colin A. Booth ... [et al.]
| Solutions to climate change challenges in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Colin A. Booth ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 720/.47 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BoothColin (Colin A.) |
| Collana | Innovation in the built environment |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable construction
Sustainable development Urban ecology (Sociology) Environmental protection Climatic changes - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-4443-5451-5
1-280-78266-8 9786613693051 1-4443-5450-7 1-4443-5453-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: List of ContributorsChapter 1 Introductory Insights to Climate Change ChallengesChapter 2 Climate Change: Nature and Emerging TrendsChapter 3 Regional ImplicationsChapter 4 Urbanization and Climate ChangeChapter 5 Global Political Initiatives and OvertonesChapter 6 Green Economics Dialogue and the Built EnvironmentChapter 7 Strategic Environmental Impact AssessmentChapter 8 Methods for Valuing Preferences for Environmental and Natural Resources: An OverviewChapter 9 Ecological value of Urban EnvironmentsChapter 10 The Pedological Value of Urban LandscapesChapter 11 Insights and Perceptions of Sustainable Design and ConstructionChapter 12 Progress in Eco-and Resilient-Construction Materials DevelopmentChapter 13 Energy Efficiency: Alternative Routes to MitigationChapter 14 The Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Towns and CitiesChapter 15 Particulate Induced Soiling on Historic Limestone Buildings: Insights and the Effects of Climate ChangeChapter 16 Sustainable TransportationChapter 17 Linkages of Waste Management Strategies and Climate Change IssuesChapter 18 Climate Change and the Geotechnical Stability of 'Engineered'Landfill SitesChapter 19 Water Resources Issues and Solutions for the Built Environment: too little versus too muchChapter 20 Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven ConstructionChapter 21 Preparing for Extreme weather events: A Risk Assessment ApproachChapter 22 The Socio-environmental Vulnerability Assessment Approach to Mapping Vulnerability to ClimateChapter 23 Mitigation via RenewablesChapter 24 Complexities and Approaches to Managing the Adaptation of Climate Change by Coastal CommunitiesChapter 25 Lessons for the FutureIndex. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825668903321 |
| Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable surface water management : a handbook for SuDS / / edited by Susanne M. Charlesworth (professor, urban physical geography, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK), Colin A. Booth (associate head of research and scholarship for the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, and deputy director of the Centre for Floods, Communities and Resilience, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
| Sustainable surface water management : a handbook for SuDS / / edited by Susanne M. Charlesworth (professor, urban physical geography, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK), Colin A. Booth (associate head of research and scholarship for the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, and deputy director of the Centre for Floods, Communities and Resilience, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (435 pages) |
| Disciplina | 628.1/6 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Escolament urbà
Conques hidrogràfiques - Administració Aigua - Qualitat - Gestió Urban runoff Watershed management Water quality management |
| ISBN |
9781118897690
1-118-89768-4 1-118-89767-6 1-118-89769-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 9 Biodegradation in Green Infrastructure |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134875003321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable surface water management : a handbook for SuDS / / edited by Susanne M. Charlesworth, Colin A. Booth
| Sustainable surface water management : a handbook for SuDS / / edited by Susanne M. Charlesworth, Colin A. Booth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley Blackwell, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 409 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 628.16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CharlesworthSusanne
BoothColin (Colin A.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban runoff
Watershed management Water quality management |
| ISBN |
9781118897690 (e-book)
9781118897706 (hbk.) 9781118897690 1-118-89768-4 1-118-89767-6 1-118-89769-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section 1 Introduction to the Book -- Chapter 1 An Overture of Sustainable Surface Water Management -- Section 2 Sustainable Surface Water Management in Context -- Chapter 2 Back to the Future? History and Contemporary Application of Sustainable Drainage Techniques -- Chapter 3 Surface Water Strategy, Policy and Legislation -- Chapter 4 Sustainable Drainage Systems: Operation and Maintenance -- Section 3 Functions of Sustainable Drainage Systems -- Chapter 5 Water Quantity: Attenuation of the Storm Peak -- Chapter 6 Urban Water and Sediment Quality -- Chapter 7 Sustainable Drainage Systems: Delivering Multiple Benefits for People and Wildlife -- Chapter 8 Amenity: Delivering Value for Society -- Chapter 9 Biodegradation in Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 10 Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Hard Infrastructure -- Chapter 11 Use of Geosynthetics for Sustainable Drainage -- Section 4 Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Drainage Systems -- Chapter 12 Natural Flood Risk Management and its Role in Working with Natural Processes -- Chapter 13 Sustainable Drainage Systems and Energy: Generation and Reduction -- Chapter 14 Carbon Sequestration and Storage: The Case for Green Roofs in Urban Areas -- Chapter 15 Dual‐Purpose Rainwater Harvesting System Design -- Chapter 16 Progress with Integration of Ecosystem Services in SuDS -- Section 5 Integrating Sustainable Surface Water Management into the Built Environment -- Chapter 17 Whole Life Costing and Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Drainage -- Chapter 18 Green Roof and Permeable Paving Retrofit to Mitigate Pluvial Flooding -- Chapter 19 Contemporary Landscapes and Buildings of Motorway Service Areas -- Chapter 20 Modelling for Design -- Chapter 21 Public Perceptions of Sustainable Drainage Devices -- Section 6 Global Sustainable Surface Water Management -- Chapter 22 Sustainable Drainage Out of the Temperate Zone: The Humid Tropics -- Chapter 23 Sustainable Drainage Systems in Brazil -- Chapter 24 Interim Measures Towards Sustainable Drainage in the Informal Settlements of South Africa -- Chapter 25 Low Impact Development in the USA -- Chapter 26 Sustainable Drainage Systems in Spain -- Chapter 27 Sustainable Drainage at the City Scale: A Case Study in Glasgow, Scotland -- Chapter 28 Water Sensitive Design in Auckland, New Zealand -- Section 7 Summary of the Book -- Chapter 29 Challenges for the Future: Are Sustainable Drainage Systems Really Sustainable? -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824470703321 |
| Chichester, : Wiley Blackwell, 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban pollution : science and management / / edited by Susanne Charlesworth, Colin Booth
| Urban pollution : science and management / / edited by Susanne Charlesworth, Colin Booth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 pages) |
| Disciplina | 628.5091732 |
| Soggetto topico | Urban pollution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-26046-9
1-119-26049-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467521903321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban pollution : science and management / / edited by Susanne Charlesworth, Colin Booth
| Urban pollution : science and management / / edited by Susanne Charlesworth, Colin Booth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 pages) |
| Disciplina | 628.5091732 |
| Soggetto topico | Urban pollution |
| ISBN |
1-119-26050-7
1-119-26046-9 1-119-26049-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910542820303321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water resources for the built environment : management issues and solutions / / edited by Colin Booth, Susanne Charlesworth
| Water resources for the built environment : management issues and solutions / / edited by Colin Booth, Susanne Charlesworth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.91 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water resources development
Watershed management Water-supply Flood control City planning |
| ISBN |
1-118-80911-4
1-118-80916-5 1-118-80909-2 |
| Classificazione | TEC010000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Water Resources in the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Section 1 Introduction to the Book; 1 Water Resources : Balancing too Little Versus too Much; 1.1Introduction; 1.2Too Little Versus too Much; 1.3Structure of the Book; 1.4Conclusions; References; Section 2 Water Demand, Policy and Cost; 2 Meeting Demand: Water Strategy, Policy and Legislation; 2.1Introduction; 2.2 Legislative and Regulatory Framework for Managing the Water Resources; 2.3Water Management and Conservation for the Future; 2.4Conclusions; References
3 Water Privatisation and Regulation: The UK Experience3.1Introduction; 3.2 The First Country to Fully Privatise its Water and Sewerage Business; 3.3Water Privatisation and Structure; 3.4The Water Industry and the Domestic Market; 3.5The Water Industry and the Market for Business Customers; 3.6Conclusions; References; 4 Urban Water Economics; 4.1Introduction; 4.2Externalities; 4.3Pollution Control (of Water Resources at a Market or Zero Price); 4.4Natural Resource Economics and Water; 4.5Resource Valuation and Measurement; 4.6International Issues and Development in Water; 4.7Conclusions ReferencesSection 3 Water Infrastructure and Supply; 5 Impacts and Issues of Dams and Reservoirs; 5.1Introduction; 5.2Building Dams; 5.3Historical and Global Context; 5.4Environmental Impact; 5.5Socioeconomic Impact; 5.6Socioeconomic Impacts of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project; 5.7 Socioeconomic Impacts of the Manwan Dam, Upper Mekong River, China; 5.8 Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam, China; 5.9Dam Risks: Incidents and Failures; 5.10Insights into the UNEP Dams Project; 5.11Conclusions; References; 6 Powering the Water Industry; 6.1Introduction 6.2Conventional Approach6.3Hydropower; 6.4Micro and Small Hydros; 6.5Other Factors; 6.6Conclusions; References; 7 Water Quality and Treatment; 7.1Introduction; 7.2Water Quality; 7.3Drinking Water Safety Plans; 7.4Urban Growth and Water Demand; 7.5Conclusions; References; 8 Desalination; 8.1Introduction; 8.2Desalination Technologies; 8.3Developing Technologies; 8.4Economics of Desalination; 8.5Small and Domestic Scale Desalination Plants; 8.6Environmental Impacts; 8.7Renewable Energy Sources and Desalination; 8.8The Future of Desalination and Sustainable Water Supplies 8.9Case Study: The Thames Water Desalination Plant8.10Conclusions; References; 9 Delivering and Designing for Potable Water in Buildings; 9.1Introduction; 9.2Regulating Water Supply; 9.3Water Supply to Domestic Low-Rise Buildings; 9.4 Water Supply to Medium and High-Rise Buildings (or Those with Insufficient Mains Pressure); 9.5Pipe Sizing and Flow Rate Design in Buildings; 9.6Pipework Maintenance Issues; 9.7Future Issues; References; Section 4 Water Conservation Strategies; 10 Water Neutrality - An Overview; 10.1Introduction; 10.2Defining Water Neutrality 10.3Strategies for Water Neutrality Implementation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789102903321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water resources for the built environment : management issues and solutions / / edited by Colin Booth, Susanne Charlesworth
| Water resources for the built environment : management issues and solutions / / edited by Colin Booth, Susanne Charlesworth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.91 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water resources development
Watershed management Water-supply Flood control City planning |
| ISBN |
1-118-80911-4
1-118-80916-5 1-118-80909-2 |
| Classificazione | TEC010000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Water Resources in the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Section 1 Introduction to the Book; 1 Water Resources : Balancing too Little Versus too Much; 1.1Introduction; 1.2Too Little Versus too Much; 1.3Structure of the Book; 1.4Conclusions; References; Section 2 Water Demand, Policy and Cost; 2 Meeting Demand: Water Strategy, Policy and Legislation; 2.1Introduction; 2.2 Legislative and Regulatory Framework for Managing the Water Resources; 2.3Water Management and Conservation for the Future; 2.4Conclusions; References
3 Water Privatisation and Regulation: The UK Experience3.1Introduction; 3.2 The First Country to Fully Privatise its Water and Sewerage Business; 3.3Water Privatisation and Structure; 3.4The Water Industry and the Domestic Market; 3.5The Water Industry and the Market for Business Customers; 3.6Conclusions; References; 4 Urban Water Economics; 4.1Introduction; 4.2Externalities; 4.3Pollution Control (of Water Resources at a Market or Zero Price); 4.4Natural Resource Economics and Water; 4.5Resource Valuation and Measurement; 4.6International Issues and Development in Water; 4.7Conclusions ReferencesSection 3 Water Infrastructure and Supply; 5 Impacts and Issues of Dams and Reservoirs; 5.1Introduction; 5.2Building Dams; 5.3Historical and Global Context; 5.4Environmental Impact; 5.5Socioeconomic Impact; 5.6Socioeconomic Impacts of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project; 5.7 Socioeconomic Impacts of the Manwan Dam, Upper Mekong River, China; 5.8 Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam, China; 5.9Dam Risks: Incidents and Failures; 5.10Insights into the UNEP Dams Project; 5.11Conclusions; References; 6 Powering the Water Industry; 6.1Introduction 6.2Conventional Approach6.3Hydropower; 6.4Micro and Small Hydros; 6.5Other Factors; 6.6Conclusions; References; 7 Water Quality and Treatment; 7.1Introduction; 7.2Water Quality; 7.3Drinking Water Safety Plans; 7.4Urban Growth and Water Demand; 7.5Conclusions; References; 8 Desalination; 8.1Introduction; 8.2Desalination Technologies; 8.3Developing Technologies; 8.4Economics of Desalination; 8.5Small and Domestic Scale Desalination Plants; 8.6Environmental Impacts; 8.7Renewable Energy Sources and Desalination; 8.8The Future of Desalination and Sustainable Water Supplies 8.9Case Study: The Thames Water Desalination Plant8.10Conclusions; References; 9 Delivering and Designing for Potable Water in Buildings; 9.1Introduction; 9.2Regulating Water Supply; 9.3Water Supply to Domestic Low-Rise Buildings; 9.4 Water Supply to Medium and High-Rise Buildings (or Those with Insufficient Mains Pressure); 9.5Pipe Sizing and Flow Rate Design in Buildings; 9.6Pipework Maintenance Issues; 9.7Future Issues; References; Section 4 Water Conservation Strategies; 10 Water Neutrality - An Overview; 10.1Introduction; 10.2Defining Water Neutrality 10.3Strategies for Water Neutrality Implementation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820214303321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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