Decarbonising cities : mainstreaming low carbon urban development /: mainstreaming low carbon urban development. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vanessa Rauland, Peter Newman.
• Authors: Rauland, Vanessa; Newman, Peter, 1945-
• Contents: Addressing Three Wicked Problems -- The Global Shift to a Low Carbon Economy -- Why Cities? -- Low Carbon Resource Management in Cities -- The Precinct? The New Scale for Decarbonising -- Eco Precincts -- The Rise of Carbon Neutrality -- Counting Carbon in Cities -- Rating Carbon in Urban Development -- Certifying for Carbon Neutrality -- Spotlight: The Australian Government Carbon Neutral Standard -- A New Framework and Core Elements -- Making it work -- Final Thoughts.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.73874; Energy; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Carbon dioxide mitigation; Urban ecology (Sociology); Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects; Carbon dioxide mitigation; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Urban ecology (Sociology); Energy; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Climate Change Management and Policy; Environmental Economics; Sustainable Development; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Science -- Environmental Science; The environment; Environmental economics; Sustainability; Environmental economics; Sustainable development; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Energy technology & engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319155067; 3319155067; 3319155059; 9783319155050
• Related ISBNs: 9783319155050
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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