Sustainable cities : assessing the performance and practice of urban environments / edited by Pierre Laconte and Chris Gossop.
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TextSeries: International library of human geography: 37.Publisher: London : I.B. Tauris, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xiii, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781784532321; 1784532320Subject(s): City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable development | Urban policy | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable development | Urban policy | Urbanisme -- Aspect environnemental | Urbanisme durable | Politique urbaineDDC classification: 307.1/216 LOC classification: HT166 | .S9126 2016| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: assessing the assessments / Pierre Laconte -- pt. I Levels of Observation -- 1. Energy use in buildings: contributions and considerations in urban systems / Kerry J. Mashford -- 2. The certification of neighbourhoods in Germany: towards sustainable development? / Elke Pahl-Weber and Sebastian Seelig -- 3. Assessing the urban environment: the European Green Capital Award and other urban assessments / Birgit Georgi -- 4. Bilbao, New York and Suzhou -- a tale of three cities: assessing the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize / Mark Dwyer and Calvin Chua -- pt. II Methodologies/Ways of Thinking -- 5. Assessing urban greenhouse gas emissions in European medium and large cities: methodological considerations / Peter J. Marcotullio, Andrea Sarzynski, Jochen Albrecht, Niels Schultz and Jake Garcia -- 6. Ecological footprint analysis: assessing urban sustainability / William E. Rees -- 7. The evaluation of urban biodiversity / Ulrich Heink -- 8. Transforming the psychology of emissions / Douglas Mulhall and Michael Braungart -- pt. III Urban Sustainability -- Best Practices -- 9. Water and the city: canals and waterfront development as tools for a sustainable post-industrial city -- assessing best practices / Ian Douglas -- 10. Assessing sustainable urban transport / Sir Peter Hall -- 11. Assessing the Amsterdam Singel canal area for the UNESCO World Heritage listing (2010): heritage and sustainability / Pierre Laconte -- 12. King's Cross: assessing the development of a new urban quarter for London / Chris Gossop -- 13. Concepts for cities in times of climate change: making an entire city district self-sufficient in heat and power / Uli Hellweg and Kai Dietrich.
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