Building for a changing climate
Subtitle: the challenge for construction, planning and energy
By: Peter F. Smith.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781844077359
Subjects: City planning -- Environmental aspects; Housing -- Environmental aspects; Climatic changes; Sustainable urban development
Description: "There is now a practically universal consensus that our climate is changing rapidly, and as a direct result of human activities. This guide explores how to make buildings that are ready for climate change. It focuses on how we can adapt to the inevitabilities of a changing climate such as increased flooding and drought." --Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Prepare for four degrees; title: 2. Probable future impacts of climate change; title: 3. The UN carbon trading mechanism; title: 4. Setting the pace towards climate-proof housing; title: 5. Future-proof housing; title: 6. Building-integrated solar electricity; title: 7. Sun, earth, wind and water; title: 8. Eco-towns : opportunity or oxymoron?; title: 9. The housing inheritance; title: 10. On-domestic buildings; title: 11. Community buildings; title: 12. Conventional energy; title: 13. Coal : black gold or black hole?; title: 14. Filling the gap; utility-scale renewables; title: 15. The age beyond oil; title: 16. The thread of hope.