Carbon Footprint and Urban Planning: Incorporating Methodologies to Assess the Influence of the Urban Master Plan on the Carbon Footprint of the City (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
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- Synopsis
- This book analyzes the relationship between urbandevelopment, greenhouse gases and the carbon footprint, and presents the mainpreventive measures that can be implemented at the design stage. Readers areprovided with the knowledge needed to devise a strategy for calculating thecarbon footprint of urban planning instruments, as well as a framework forintegrating sustainability into the planning phase. Highlighting the importanceof preventive and corrective measures, the book includes practical suggestionson how to meet sustainability requirements in urban planning designs, exploringundeveloped land reserves, urban-project design and infrastructure design, andoffers a springboard for further research.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319310503
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319310497
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Date of Addition:
- 07/20/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.