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1 online resource (609 pages) |
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Front Cover; Global Sustainable Communities Handbook: Green Design Technologies and Economics; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; OVERVIEW; Chapter 1 - Introduction; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - The Green Industrial Revolution; INTRODUCTION; THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; NOT ENOUGH SUPPLY, TOO MUCH DEMAND; THE GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY IS THE KEY; RENEWABLE ENERGY: FROM CENTRAL GRID TO ON-SITE AND DISTRIBUTED POWER; STORAGE AND INTERMITTENT TECHNOLOGIES; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; THE NEXT ECONOMICS: SOCIAL CAPITALISM |
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APPENDIX 1: NSDS PROCESS EVALUATION |
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Chapter 6 - India: Issues for Sustainable Growth/Innovation for SustainabilityINTRODUCTION; SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE; BUSINESS/CORPORATE ROLE; TRENDS IN ENERGY USE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Germany's Energiewende: Community-Driven Since the 1970s; A FLEDGLING MOVEMENT FROM THE 1970S; THE ENERGIEWENDE TODAY; COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP TODAY; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 8 - Multidisciplinary Integrated Development; SUSTAINABILITY; ENERGY; LIMITATIONS; ENGINEERING; TOWARD INTERDISCIPLINARITY; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Chapter 9 - Think Globally, Act Locally, and Plan Nationally An Evaluation of Sustainable Development in Indonesia at National, Regional, and Local LevelsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY; METHODOLOGY; BACKGROUND; NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; INDONESIA'S NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS; RESULTS FROM EVALUATION OF PLANNING PRIORITIES AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS; ANALYSIS OF PLANNING PRIORITIES AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; TRANSLATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT; PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES |
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NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL COST-SUPPLY CURVESCONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter - Sustainable Planning of Open Urban Areas in Developing Countries: A Lesson from a Case Study in Tel Aviv, Israel; A Lesson from a Case Study in Tel Aviv, Israel; WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE? QUICK URBANIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; A LESSON FROM THE DESIGN OF JAFFA SLOPE PARK: CONTRADICTIONS AND GAPS; TOWARD ESTABLISHING DESIGN CODES FOR OUTDOOR URBAN SPACES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; THE FUTURE OF PUBLICNESS AND ITS MEANING; REFERENCES |
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THE GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION HAS STARTEDREFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Public Policy and Leadership: Infrastructures and Integration; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; THE SHIFT; ALMERE ZONEILAND: THE SUN ISLAND, KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS; RIZHAO, CHINA; GAVIOTAS, COLOMBIA; THE BIRTH OF A NATION: THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - China: Resource Assessment of Offshore Wind Potential; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM-BASED SPATIAL MODELING; OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL UNDER TECHNICAL, SPATIAL, AND ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; ECONOMIC COSTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE RISKS |
| Summary |
Global Sustainable Communities Handbook is a guide for understanding and complying with the various international codes, methods, and legal hurtles surrounding the creation of sustainable communities all over the world. The book provides an introduction to sustainable development, technology and infrastructure outlines, codes, standards, and guidelines written by experts from across the globe. Includes methods for the green use of natural resources in built communitiesClearly explains the most cutting edge green technologiesProvides a common approach to building green communities Covers green |
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Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780123979292 |
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