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Author : Chris Schildt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (823 download)
Download or read book Strategies for Fiscally Sustainable Infill Housing Development written by Chris Schildt and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Diane R. Suchman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Developing Infill Housing in Inner-city Neighborhoods written by Diane R. Suchman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the tools and strategies needed to develop successful inner-city infill housing. Comments from experts and case studies of innovative projects undertaken by for-profit developers offer insights into the challenges faced and techniques used.
Author : Karen Chapple
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317655095
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions written by Karen Chapple and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As global warming advances, regions around the world are engaging in revolutionary sustainability planning - but with social equity as an afterthought. California is at the cutting edge of this movement, not only because its regulations actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also because its pioneering environmental regulation, market innovation, and Left Coast politics show how to blend the "three Es" of sustainability--environment, economy, and equity. Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions is the first book to explain what this grand experiment tells us about the most just path moving forward for cities and regions across the globe. The book offers chapters about neighbourhoods, the economy, and poverty, using stories from practice to help solve puzzles posed by academic research. Based on the most recent demographic and economic trends, it overturns conventional ideas about how to build more livable places and vibrant economies that offer opportunity to all. This thought-provoking book provides a framework to deal with the new inequities created by the movement for more livable - and expensive - cities, so that our best plans for sustainability are promoting more equitable development as well. This book will appeal to students of urban studies, urban planning and sustainability as well as policymakers, planning practitioners, and sustainability advocates around the world.
Author : M. Leanne Lachman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Urban Infill written by M. Leanne Lachman and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Giuseppe Margani
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038979449
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (389 download)
Download or read book Energy and Seismic Renovation Strategies for Sustainable Cities written by Giuseppe Margani and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principle of sustainability should be strictly connected with safety, since both aim to conserve resources: in the case of sustainability, the resources are typically thought of as environmental, while in the case of safety, the resources are basically human. In spite of this common ground, discussions on sustainability usually give insufficient attention to safety. In the last years the EU has made large investments to increase the energy efficiency of the existing building stock, paving the way for a low-carbon future; however, less effort has been made to enhance its seismic resilience. Therefore, the safety and, consequently, the sustainability of towns situated in earthquake-prone countries remain inadequate. In such countries, energy renovation actions should be combined with seismic retrofitting. However, a number of barriers considerably limit the real possibility of extensively undertaking combined retrofit actions, especially for multi-owner housing and high-rise buildings. These barriers are of different kinds: technical (e.g., unfeasibility and/or ineffectiveness of conventional retrofit solutions), financial (e.g., high renovation costs, insufficient incentives/subsidies), organizational (e.g., occupants’ disruption and relocation, renovation consensus by condominium ownerships), and cultural/social (insufficient information and skills, lack of adequate policy measures for promoting renovation actions). This book aims to overcome these barriers and to bridge the gap between sustainability and safety, so to conserve both human and environmental resources.
Author : Damian Madigan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003801943
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Bluefield Housing as Alternative Infill for the Suburbs written by Damian Madigan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suburbanised cities share a common dilemma: how to transition to more densely populated and socially connected urban systems while retaining low-rise character, avoiding gentrification, and opening neighbourhoods to more diverse housing choices. Bluefield Housing offers a new land definition and co-located infill model addressing these concerns, through describing and deploying the types of ad-hoc modifications that have been undertaken in the suburbs for decades. Extending green-, brown-, and greyfield definitions, it provides a necessary middle ground between the ‘do nothing’ attitude of suburban preservation and the ‘do everything’ approach of knock-down-rebuild regeneration. An adjunct to ‘missing middle’ and subdivision densification models, with a focus on co-locating homes on small lots, Bluefield Housing presents a unified design approach to suburban infill: retrofitting original houses, retaining and enhancing landscape and urban tree canopies, and delivering additional homes as low-rise additions and backyard homes suited to the increasingly complex make-up of our households. Extensively illustrated by the author with engaging architectural design studies, Damian Madigan describes how existing quirks of suburban housing can prompt new forms of infill, explains why a new suburban densification model is not only necessary but can be made desirable for varied stakeholders, and charts a path towards the types of statutory and market triggers required to make bluefield housing achievable. Using Australian housing as an example but addressing universal concerns around neighbourhood character, demographic needs, housing diversity, dwelling flexibility, and landscape amenity, Bluefield Housing offers innovative suburban infill ideas for policy makers, planners, architects, researchers and students of housing and design studies, and for those with a stake in the future of the suburbs.
Author : Stephen M. Wheeler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131767216X
Total Pages : 1056 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Urban Development Reader written by Stephen M. Wheeler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the success of its second edition, the third edition of the Sustainable Urban Development Reader provides a generous selection of classic and contemporary readings giving a broad introduction to this topic. It begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, before presenting readings on a number of dimensions of the sustainability concept. Topics covered include land use and urban design, transportation, ecological planning and restoration, energy and materials use, economic development, social and environmental justice, and green architecture and building. All sections have a concise editorial introduction that places the selection in context and suggests further reading. Additional sections cover tools for sustainable development, international sustainable development, visions of sustainable community and case studies from around the world. The book also includes educational exercises for individuals, university classes, or community groups, and an extensive list of recommended readings. The anthology remains unique in presenting a broad array of classic and contemporary readings in this field, each with a concise introduction placing it within the context of this evolving discourse. The Sustainable Urban Development Reader presents an authoritative overview of the field using original sources in a highly readable format for university classes in urban studies, environmental studies, the social sciences, and related fields. It also makes a wide range of sustainable urban planning-related material available to the public in a clear and accessible way, forming an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the future of urban environments.
Author : Dan Chatman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Analyzing the Economic Benefits and Costs of Smart Growth written by Dan Chatman and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel A. Mazmanian
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262134926
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (621 download)
Download or read book Toward Sustainable Communities written by Daniel A. Mazmanian and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition with new and updated case studies and analysis that demonstrate the trend in U.S. environmental policy toward sustainability at local and regional levels.
Author : Daphne T Greenwood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131746592X
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Local Economic Development in the 21st Centur written by Daphne T Greenwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive look at local economic development and public policy, placing special emphasis on quality of life and sustainability. It draws extensively on case studies, and includes both mainstream and alternative perspectives in dealing with economic growth and development issues. The contributions of economic theories and empirical research to the policy debates, and the relationship of both to quality of life and sustainability are explored and clarified.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 1990: American Battle Monuments Commission written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309316227
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of health and social services, the restoration of care delivery systems, and other critical recovery needs. In some cases, billions of dollars from public, private and charitable sources are invested to help communities recover. National rhetoric often characterizes these efforts as a "return to normal." But for many American communities, pre-disaster conditions are far from optimal. Large segments of the U.S. population suffer from preventable health problems, experience inequitable access to services, and rely on overburdened health systems. A return to pre-event conditions in such cases may be short-sighted given the high costs - both economic and social - of poor health. Instead, it is important to understand that the disaster recovery process offers a series of unique and valuable opportunities to improve on the status quo. Capitalizing on these opportunities can advance the long-term health, resilience, and sustainability of communities - thereby better preparing them for future challenges. Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters identifies and recommends recovery practices and novel programs most likely to impact overall community public health and contribute to resiliency for future incidents. This book makes the case that disaster recovery should be guided by a healthy community vision, where health considerations are integrated into all aspects of recovery planning before and after a disaster, and funding streams are leveraged in a coordinated manner and applied to health improvement priorities in order to meet human recovery needs and create healthy built and natural environments. The conceptual framework presented in Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters lays the groundwork to achieve this goal and provides operational guidance for multiple sectors involved in community planning and disaster recovery. Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters calls for actions at multiple levels to facilitate recovery strategies that optimize community health. With a shared healthy community vision, strategic planning that prioritizes health, and coordinated implementation, disaster recovery can result in a communities that are healthier, more livable places for current and future generations to grow and thrive - communities that are better prepared for future adversities.
Author : Paola Sassi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1134295367
Total Pages : 880 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book Strategies for Sustainable Architecture written by Paola Sassi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a gap in existing literature on sustainable design, this new guide introduces and illustrates sustainable design principles through detailed case studies of sustainable buildings in Europe, North America and Australia. The guide will provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the design issues involved in delivering sustainable buildings, and giving detailed description of the process of integrating principles into practice. Approximately one hundred case studies of sixty buildings, ranging from small dwellings to large commercial buildings, and drawn from a range of countries, demonstrate best current practice. The sections of the book are divided into design issues relating to sustainable development, including site and ecology, community and culture, health, materials, energy and water. With over 400 illustrations, this highly visual guide will be an invaluable reference to all those concerned with architecture and sustainability issues.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264420290
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (644 download)
Download or read book Accelerating Climate Action in Israel Refocusing Mitigation Policies for the Electricity, Residential and Transport Sectors written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses the actions necessary in the near and medium term to reduce Israel’s GHG emissions in three sectors– electricity, residential and transport, for which specific policy recommendations are developed. The report will serve as input to the roadmap that will be developed to support the country’s long-term low-emission strategy (LT-LEDS).
Author : Andrew T. Carswell
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1412989582
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Housing, Second Edition written by Andrew T. Carswell and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since publication of the groundbreaking Encyclopedia of Housing in 1998, many issues have assumed special prominence within this field and, indeed, within the global economy. For instance, the global economic meltdown was spurred in large part by the worst subprime mortgage crisis we’ve seen in our history. On a more positive note, the sustainability movement and “green” development has picked up considerable steam and, given the priorities and initiatives of the current U.S. administration, this will only grow in importance, and increased attention has been given in recent years to the topic of indoor air quality. Within the past decade, as well, the Baby Boom Generation began its march into retirement and senior citizenship, which will have increasingly broad implications for retirement communities and housing, assisted living facilities, aging in place, livable communities, universal design, and the like. Finally, within the last twelve years an emerging generation of young scholars has been making significant contributions to the field. For all these reasons and more, we are pleased to present a significantly updated and expanded Second Edition of The Encyclopedia of Housing.
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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080471714
Total Pages : 3870 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)
Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 3870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online via SciVerse ScienceDirect, or in print for a limited time only, The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, Seven Volume Set is the first international reference work for housing scholars and professionals, that uses studies in economics and finance, psychology, social policy, sociology, anthropology, geography, architecture, law, and other disciplines to create an international portrait of housing in all its facets: from meanings of home at the microscale, to impacts on macro-economy. This comprehensive work is edited by distinguished housing expert Susan J. Smith, together with Marja Elsinga, Ong Seow Eng, Lorna Fox O'Mahony and Susan Wachter, and a multi-disciplinary editorial team of 20 world-class scholars in all. Working at the cutting edge of their subject, liaising with an expert editorial advisory board, and engaging with policy-makers and professionals, the editors have worked for almost five years to secure the quality, reach, relevance and coherence of this work. A broad and inclusive table of contents signals (or tesitifes to) detailed investigation of historical and theoretical material as well as in-depth analysis of current issues. This seven-volume set contains over 500 entries, listed alphabetically, but grouped into seven thematic sections including methods and approaches; economics and finance; environments; home and homelessness; institutions; policy; and welfare and well-being. Housing professionals, both academics and practitioners, will find The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home useful for teaching, discovery, and research needs. International in scope, engaging with trends in every world region The editorial board and contributors are drawn from a wide constituency, collating expertise from academics, policy makers, professionals and practitioners, and from every key center for housing research Every entry stands alone on its merits and is accessed alphabetically, yet each is fully cross-referenced, and attached to one of seven thematic categories whose ‘wholes' far exceed the sum of their parts
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264092250
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Trends in Urbanisation and Urban Policies in OECD Countries What Lessons for China? written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents an overview of trends in urban policies in OECD countries with the objective to identify successes and failure that could inform national Chinese policy-makers in their preparation of an Urbanisation Strategy.
