Evaluation of the built environment for sustainability /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by P.S. Brandon, P.L. Lombardi, V. Bentivegna.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
E. & F.N. Spon,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1997.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxiii, 568 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, map
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Includes index.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Environmental assessment methods for use at the building and city scales: constructing bridges or identifying common ground?; Toward a multi-modal framework for evaluating the built environment quality in sustainability planning; Limitations in environmental evaluations; The development of the Leeds Quantifiable City model; An energy and environmental prediction model for cities; An information system to support environmental decision making and debate; Self-sustainable urban development.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Sustainability in the built environment is a major issue facing policy-makers, planners, developers and designers in the UK, Europe and worldwide.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Evaluation of the built environment for sustainability.
International Standard Book Number
0419219900
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
Buildings-- Design and construction-- Environmental aspects.
Buildings-- Energy consumption.
Buildings-- Environmental engineering.
Cities and towns-- Growth-- Environmental aspects.
City planning-- Environmental aspects.
Environmental engineering.
Environmental impact analysis.
Environmental impact statements.
Environmental policy-- United States.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization-- Environmental aspects.
Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
Buildings-- Energy consumption.
Buildings-- Environmental engineering.
Cities and towns-- Growth-- Environmental aspects.
City planning-- Environmental aspects.
Environmental engineering.
Environmental impact analysis.
Environmental impact statements.
Environmental policy.
NATURE-- Ecology.
NATURE-- Ecosystems & Habitats-- Wilderness.
SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)