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Adapting cities to sea level rise : green and gray strategies / / Stefan Al ; foreword by Edgar Westerhof
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]
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Adventures in sustainable urbanism / / edited by Robert Krueger, Tim Freytag, and Samuel Mössner
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
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Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world / / Raquel Pinderhughes
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
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Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world / / Raquel Pinderhughes
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
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Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world / / Raquel Pinderhughes
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
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Ambiente e pianificazione : uso del suolo e processi di sotenibilità / Antonio Leone
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
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Ambiente urbano : introduzione all'ecologia urbana / Giuseppe Gisotti
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
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Biophilic cities for an urban century : why nature is essential for the success of cities / / Robert McDonald, Timothy Beatley
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]
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A biophilic pattern language for cities : creating healthy urban environments / / Phillip B. Roos
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]
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Building for a changing climate : the challenge for construction, planning and energy / / Peter F. Smith
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
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