Sustainable Practices in the Built Environment
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: July 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780750651530
Subjects: Building construction & materials; Economic theory & philosophy; Science/Mathematics; Building Construction; Environmental Impact Analysis; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Construction - General; Development - Sustainable Development; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Architecture / Project Management; Business & Economics-Development - Sustainable Development; Technology / Construction & Construction Trades; Technology-Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental engineering
First sentence: It is commonly accepted that the planet faces an environmental crisis precipitated by anthropocentric activity that is resulting in a reduction in the earth's productive capacity from which serious consequential social and environmental effects are starting to flow.