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  • America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions

    Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends

    by John W. Day, Eric Roy, Matthew Moerschbaecher, David Pimentel, Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia, Charles Hall, Chris D'Elia ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book takes you on a unique journey through American history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an unexpected conclusion regarding sustainability. From the American Dream to globalization to the digital and information revolutions, we assume that humans have taken control of our collective destinies in spite of potholes ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

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  • China's Energy Efficiency and Conservation

    Sectoral Analysis

    Edited by Bin Su, Elspeth Thomson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China. The progress of China’s carbon mitigation policies also has significant impacts on the on-going international climate change negotiations. Therefore, both ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Building Sustainable Cities of the Future

    Edited by Justin Bishop ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future. It addresses this challenge by considering current cities and those of the near future, and creates a picture of the sustainable city from the bottom up.Individual chapters cover topics such as transport, energy supply, sustainable ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Energy in Australia

    Peak Oil, Solar Power, and Asia’s Economic Growth

    by Graham Palmer ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    With rapidly declining costs and seemingly unlimited sunshine, the choice of solar in Australia seems obvious. Yet despite its many advantages, homes with solar remain completely dependent on the electricity grid for reliable supply, which in Australia implies mostly coal-fired generation. Indeed, even countries that have invested heavily in solar, such as Spain and Germany, have been unable to ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Big Data Support of Urban Planning and Management

    The Experience in China

    Edited by Zhenjiang Shen, Miaoyi Li ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In the era of big data, this book explores the new challenges of urban-rural planning and management from a practical perspective based on a multidisciplinary project. Researchers as contributors to this book have accomplished their projects by using big data and relevant data mining technologies for investigating the possibilities of big data, such as that obtained through cell phones, social ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Smart Rules for Smart Cities

    Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries

    Edited by Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro, Gaetano Zizzo ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explores the new rules and codes that are required in order to foster the implementation of smart city technologies with a view to meeting the environmental and energy challenges posed by dynamic contemporary cities with increasing populations. In particular, it proposes a methodological approach suitable for use when devising a smart urban/building code for local administrations, taking ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Basic and Clinical Environmental Approaches in Landscape Planning

    Edited by Hiroyuki Shimizu, Akito Murayama ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Our societies need to solve difficult issues to attain sustainability. The main challenges include, among others, global warming, demographic change, an energy crisis, and loss of biodiversity. In tackling these issues, a holistic understanding of our living space is important. The field of landscape planning and design is at the core the holistic concept and it makes several contributions to ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning

    Theoretical and Empirical Insights

    Edited by Yoshiki Yamagata, Ayyoob Sharifi ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explores key theoretical and empirical issues related to the development and implementation of planning strategies that can provide guidance on the transition to climate-compatible and low-carbon urban development. It especially focuses on integrating resilience thinking into the urban planning process, and explains how such an integration can contribute to reflecting the dynamic ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Modern Solid Waste Management in Practice

    The City of Malmö Experience

    by Anna Bernstad Saraiva Schott, Henrik Aspegren, Mimmi Bissmont, Jes la Cour Jansen ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book focuses on sustainable solid waste management in an urban context and gives an example of how a modern city can work with waste management for increased sustainability in close cooperation with the academy. The book describes challenges which the city is facing and presents a case on how these can be tackled based on several research and development projects performed in the City of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • China's Energy Efficiency and Conservation

    Household Behaviour, Legislation, Regional Analysis and Impacts

    Edited by Bin Su, Elspeth Thomson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China. The progress of China’s carbon mitigation policies also has significant impacts on the on-going international climate change negotiations. Therefore, both ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • District Heating and Cooling Networks in the European Union

    by Antonio Colmenar-Santos, David Borge-Díez, Enrique Rosales-Asensio ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book evaluates the potential of the combined use of district heating networks and cogeneration in the European Union (EU). It also proposes measures to remove barriers hindering their widespread implementation, formulates policies for their implementation, and evaluates their economic, energy, and environmental consequences.The book presents a preliminary assessment of the likely cost and the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Sustainable Transportation

    Indicators, Frameworks, and Performance Management

    by Henrik Gudmundsson, Greg Marsden, Josias Zietsman, Ralph P. Hall ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This textbook provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability in the context of transportation planning, management, and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, indicators and frameworks for measuring sustainable development in the transportation sector are developed. In the second, the authors analyze actual planning and decision-making in transportation ... Read more

    $53.99 USD