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Pooran Desai - One Planet Communities: A real-life guide to sustainable living - 9780470715468 - V9780470715468
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One Planet Communities: A real-life guide to sustainable living

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Description for One Planet Communities: A real-life guide to sustainable living Paperback. Starting from first principles and using the practical experience of developing sustainable communities cost-effectively, One Planet Living cuts through the confusion. It presents a clear and simple framework that will allow students, developers, surveyors, engineers, policy-makers, architects and planners to structure their thinking. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
One Planet Communities

One Planet Communities
A real-life guide to sustainable living by Pooran Desai

How can we create sustainable zero carbon communities cost-effectively at the same time as increasing the probability of people leading happy and healthy lives? Written from the perspective of practical experience gained from world-leading projects such as Beddington Zero (Fossil) Energy Development (BedZED), One Brighton and Masdar City, this book provides a clear overview and simple insights for students, interested individuals and professionals in all areas of the property development and planning industries - including architecture, planning, engineering, surveying, development management, finance, ... Read more

In the often confused realm of sustainable development, the book starts with the question of how to turn sustainability from an abstract concept into a clear framework on which to base practical design, development, long-term management and governance decisions. It describes One Planet Living, the approach which links the science of ecological footprinting to a simple framework of principles, and how the framework is being applied to create a coherent approach to projects in the UK, Europe, China, the US, South Africa, the Middle East and Australia. It also draws on other examples of best practice projects from around the world.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470715468
SKU
V9780470715468
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Pooran Desai
Pooran Desai studied at Oxford and Cambridge Universities before co-founding award-winning environmental organization, BioRegional Development Group in 1994. He initiated the BedZED eco-village in south London, which remains the benchmark for a sustainable community in the UK; for which he received an OBE. In 2005, he co-founded BioRegional Quintain Ltd, a property development company, of which he is sustainability director. ... Read more

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