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Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Planning
Rauscher, Raymond Charles; Momtaz, Salim
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Description for Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Planning
Hardback. Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Planning Num Pages: 128 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 391.
This book is in part a response to the attempts of governments to address increasing concerns over such environmental issues as the impact of climate change; carbon emissions; pressures from overpopulation of cities; coal seam gas extraction and depleting natural resources. The authors have developed a Sustainable Communities Framework (SCF) which incorporates social-cultural, environmental and economic sustainability principles in the process of urban planning. The authors propose a five-step SCF built on an application of sustainability tables. The book examines a wide range of urban planning practices utilizing sustainability criteria, outlining both qualitative and quantitative tools. Separate chapters discuss application ... Read more
This book is in part a response to the attempts of governments to address increasing concerns over such environmental issues as the impact of climate change; carbon emissions; pressures from overpopulation of cities; coal seam gas extraction and depleting natural resources. The authors have developed a Sustainable Communities Framework (SCF) which incorporates social-cultural, environmental and economic sustainability principles in the process of urban planning. The authors propose a five-step SCF built on an application of sustainability tables. The book examines a wide range of urban planning practices utilizing sustainability criteria, outlining both qualitative and quantitative tools. Separate chapters discuss application ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400775084
SKU
V9789400775084
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Ref
99-15
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