Building for a changing climate
Subtitle: the challenge for construction, planning and energy
By: Peter F. Smith.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781844077359
Subjects: City planning -- Environmental aspects; Housing -- Environmental aspects; Climatic changes; Sustainable urban development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; 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.