Title & Author:

Sustainable urban environments : an ecosystem approach / Ellen van Bueren [and others], editors.

Publication:

Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; New York : Springer, ©2012.

Description:

xix, 429 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Ellen van Bueren -- (Eco)system thinking : ecological principles for buildings, roads and industrial and urban areas / Hein van Bohemen -- Urban ecology, scale and identity / Taeke M. De Jong -- Water flows and urban planning / Sybrand Tjallingii -- Energy in the built environment / Laure Itard -- Material city : towards sustainable use of resources / Loriane Icibaci and Michiel Haas -- Air quality and human health / Arjen Meijer -- Liveability / Machiel van Dorst -- Urban transport and sustainability / Bert van Wee -- Sustainable urban form / Jody Milder -- Environmental strategies and tools for integrated design / Laure Itard -- Climate integrated design and closing cycles / Arjan van Timmeren -- Governance tools / Lorraine Murphy, Frits Meijer, and Henk Visscher -- Managing change / Anke van Hal and Ellen van Bueren -- Conclusions and solutions / Thorsten Schuetze, Hein van Bohemen, and Ellen Van Bueren.

Summary:

The urban environment - buildings, cities and infrastructure - represents one of the most important contributors to climate change, while at the same time holding the key to a more sustainable way of living. The transformation from traditional to sustainable systems requires interdisciplinary knowledge of the re-design, construction, operation and maintenance of the built environment. Sustainable Urban Environments: An Ecosystem Approach presents fundamental knowledge of the built environment. Approaching the topic from an ecosystems perspective, it shows the reader how to combine diverse practical elements into sustainable solutions for future buildings and cities. You'll learn to connect problems and solutions at different spatial scales, from urban ecology to material, water and energy use, from urban transport to livability and health. The authors introduce and explore a variety of governance tools that support the transformation process, and show how they can help overcome institutional barriers. The book concludes with an account of promising perspectives for achieving a sustainable built environment in industrialized countries. Offering a unique overview and understanding of the most pressing challenges in the built environment, Sustainable Urban Environments helps the reader grasp opportunities for integration of knowledge and technologies in the design, construction and management of the built environment. Students and practitioners who are eager to look beyond their own fields of interest will appreciate this book because of its depth and breadth of coverage. -- Cover.

ISBN:

9789400712935 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9400712936 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
(e-ISBN)
9789400712942
(e-ISBN)
9400712944

Subject:

Sustainable urban development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban development.
Urbanisme durable.
Écologie urbaine.
urban environments.
Stadtökologie
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Stedelijke samenleving.
USA.

Form/genre:

Statistics.

Added entries:

Bueren, Ellen van.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282185
Call No.: BIB 219375
Status: Available