Sustainable Communities Design Handbook

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Sustainable Communities Design Handbook

Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

Climate change Environmental science, engineering and technology

Author: Woodrow W. Clark II

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Language: English

Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published on: 3rd July 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 7 Mb

ISBN: 9780080963365


Objective of the Book

The objective of Sustainable Communities Design Handbook is to ensure a better quality of life for everyone, both now and for generations to come. This means creating a better and safer environment internationally through the sustainable use of natural resources, encouraging sustainable development which supports a strong economy, and ensuring a high quality environment that can be enjoyed by all.

Sustainable Development Partnerships

Sustainable Development Partnerships brings together in one reference today’s most cutting edge technologies and methods for creating sustainable communities. With this book, Environmental Engineers, Civil Engineers, Architects, Mechanical Engineers, and Energy Engineers find a common approach to building environmentally friendly communities which are energy efficient.

Book Content and Approach

The five part treatment starts with a clear and rigorous exposition of sustainable development in practice, followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications.

- Methods for the sustainable use of natural resources in built communities

- Clearly explains the most cutting edge sustainable technologies

- Provides a common approach to building sustainable communities

- Coverage of sustainable practices from architecture to construction

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