Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment / Peter S Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi.
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TextPublisher: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xv, 264 p. : illContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444327878 (ebook)Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable architecture | Sustainable development | Environment and Ecology | Sustainability | Urban & municipal planning | Development economics & emerging economiesGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405192583Summary: Providing a structured approach to sustainable development, this work includes a set of evaluation techniques to aid decison making and features case studies to illustrate the principles being developed. The first edition was extremely well received, providing anintroduction and insight to this important topic in a comprehensiveyet easy to read form. It was chosen to be issued to therepresentatives of the organizations from the G8 and G20 countriesattending the University Summit held in Turin in 2009 whichaddressed the issue of how education and research can assistsustainable development. The second edition, completely updated to reflect thesignificant advances and new insights that have been made sincepublication of the first edition, focuses on two main issues:Facilitating a dialogue between all stakeholders so that thecomplexity of the problem can be exposed, structured andcommunicated Understanding how to assess progress in sustainabledevelopmentIt continues to provide coherent guidance on the techniquesthat can be used to assess sustainable development in a rigorousmanner. The approach is introduced using illustrations and casestudies, together with follow-up references. It remains the idealstarting point for those trying to get a handle on the subject andfor those who wish to examine a structured and systematic approachto the evaluation of sustainable development in the builtenvironment.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-254)and index.
Providing a structured approach to sustainable development, this work includes a set of evaluation techniques to aid decison making and features case studies to illustrate the principles being developed. The first edition was extremely well received, providing anintroduction and insight to this important topic in a comprehensiveyet easy to read form. It was chosen to be issued to therepresentatives of the organizations from the G8 and G20 countriesattending the University Summit held in Turin in 2009 whichaddressed the issue of how education and research can assistsustainable development. The second edition, completely updated to reflect thesignificant advances and new insights that have been made sincepublication of the first edition, focuses on two main issues:Facilitating a dialogue between all stakeholders so that thecomplexity of the problem can be exposed, structured andcommunicated Understanding how to assess progress in sustainabledevelopmentIt continues to provide coherent guidance on the techniquesthat can be used to assess sustainable development in a rigorousmanner. The approach is introduced using illustrations and casestudies, together with follow-up references. It remains the idealstarting point for those trying to get a handle on the subject andfor those who wish to examine a structured and systematic approachto the evaluation of sustainable development in the builtenvironment.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405192583
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