Sustainable Cities and Communities Design Handbook
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Sustainable Cities and Communities Design Handbook

Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

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Sustainable Cities and Communities Design Handbook

Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

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Sustainable Communities Design Handbook: Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Second Edition, brings together the major players responsible for sustainable development at both community and metropolitan scales. The book aims to explain and demonstrate the practice, planning, design, building and managing of the engineering, architectural and economic development of cities and communities to meet sustainable development objectives. Offering a holistic approach to creating sustainable communities, the book includes a 40 percent increase in new methods and technology over the last edition, and 50 percent more case studies from around the world to illustrate how common sustainability problems are solved.

As the concept and practices of a sustainable built environment have evolved over the years, it is increasingly recognized that the scope should be expanded beyond individual buildings to the community scale. Written by an international team of engineers, architects, and environmental experts this second edition includes new HVAC technologies for heating and cooling, energy effect technologies for lighting, and new construction materials which improve heating and cooling efficiencies. This new edition will also include critical updates on international codes: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes.

  • Explains the most cutting-edge green technologies and methods for use in built communities
  • Provides a common approach in using natural resources when building and designing green communities
  • Features coverage of green practices from architecture to construction
  • Covers compliance with various international codes, methods and legal frameworks

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2017
ISBN
9780128139653
Edition
2
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Construction & Architectural Engineering
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of Contributors
  6. About the Editor
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. The Green Industrial Revolution
  9. Chapter 3. Cross-Disciplinary Scientific Foundation for Sustainability: Qualitative Economics
  10. Chapter 4. Political–Economic Governance of Renewable Energy Systems: The Key to Create Sustainable Communities
  11. Chapter 5. Renewable Energy: Scaling Deployment in the United States and in Developing Economies
  12. Chapter 6. Development Partnership of Renewable Energies Technology and Smart Grid in China
  13. Chapter 7. Sustainable Towns: The Case of Frederikshavn Aiming at 100% Renewable Energy
  14. Chapter 8. Life Cycle Analysis Versus Cost Benefit of Renewable Energy: Solar Systems Photovoltaics in Public Private Partnerships
  15. Chapter 9. Public Buildings and Institutions: Solar Power and Energy Conservation as Solutions: Legal and Financial Mechanisms for Sustainable Buildings
  16. Chapter 10. Life Cycle Analysis: The Economic Analysis of Demand-Side Programs and Projects in California
  17. Chapter 11. The Next Economics: Civic–Social Capitalism
  18. Chapter 12. Urban Circular Economy: The New Frontier for European Cities' Sustainable Development
  19. Chapter 13. Big Heart Intelligence in Healthy Workplaces and Sustainable Communities
  20. Chapter 14. The European Union: Nordic Countries and Germany
  21. Chapter 15. Mauritius Island Nation: 100% Renewable Energy System by 2050
  22. Chapter 16. Urban Sustainability and Industrial Migration: The Green Transition of Hefei, China
  23. Chapter 17. Energy Economics in China's Policy-Making Plan: From Self-Reliance and Market Dependence to Green Energy Independence
  24. Chapter 18. Energy Strategy for Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  25. Chapter 19. Business Ventures and Financial Sector in the United Arab Emirates
  26. Chapter 20. ECO-GEN Energy Solutions: Tahiti Story
  27. Chapter 21. Japanese Smart Communities as Industrial Policy
  28. Chapter 22. Sustainable Communities in Costa Rica
  29. Chapter 23. Sustainable Development Cases in Africa
  30. Chapter 24. Sustainable Agriculture: The Food Chain
  31. Chapter 25. Insights on Establishing a Cohesive and Enduring Campus Sustainability Initiative
  32. Chapter 26. The Power of Sustainability: The Story of Kent, Ohio
  33. Chapter 27. The Los Angeles Community College District: Establishing a Net Zero Energy Campus
  34. Chapter 28. Case Study: University of California, Irvine
  35. Chapter 29. “Scrappy” Sustainability at Ohio Wesleyan University
  36. Chapter 30. Afterword: A Sustainable Economic and Finance Proposal
  37. Index