Solutions for Climate Change Challenges of the Built Environment

InhaltsangabeList of Contributors Chapter 1 Introductory Insights to Climate Change Challenges Chapter 2 Climate Change: Nature and Emerging Trends Chapter 3 Regional Implications Chapter 4 Urbanization and Climate Change Chapter 5 Global Political Initiatives and Overtones Chapter 6 Green Economics Dialogue and the Built Environment Chapter 7 Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment Chapter 8 Methods for Valuing Preferences for Environmental and Natural Resources: An Overview Chapter 9 Ecological value of Urban Environments Chapter 10 The Pedological Value of Urban Landscapes Chapter 11 Insights and Perceptions of Sustainable Design and Construction Chapter 12 Progress in Eco-and Resilient-Construction Materials Development Chapter 13 Energy Efficiency: Alternative Routes to Mitigation Chapter 14 The Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Towns and Cities Chapter 15 Particulate Induced Soiling on Historic Limestone Buildings: Insights and the Effects of Climate Change Chapter 16 Sustainable Transportation Chapter 17 Linkages of Waste Management Strategies and Climate Change Issues Chapter 18 Climate Change and the Geotechnical Stability of 'Engineered'Landfill Sites Chapter 19 Water Resources Issues and Solutions for the Built Environment: too little versus too much Chapter 20 Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven Construction Chapter 21 Preparing for Extreme weather events: A Risk Assessment Approach Chapter 22 The Socio-environmental Vulnerability Assessment Approach to Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Chapter 23 Mitigation via Renewables Chapter 24 Complexities and Approaches to Managing the Adaptation of Climate Change by Coastal Communities Chapter 25 Lessons for the Future Index

Colin Booth, Senior Lecturer, Construction and Infrastructure, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton Felix N. Hammond, Lecturer, Construction and Infrastructure, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton Jessica Lamond, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Construction and Infrastructure, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton David G. Proverbs, Professor and Head of Department, Construction and Property, Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England

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