Decarbonising Cities - Mainstreaming Low Carbon Urban Development (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

This book sets out some positive directions to move forward including government policy and regulatory options, an innovative GRID (Greening, Regenerative, Improvement Districts) scheme that can assist with funding and management, and the first steps towards an innovative carbon credit scheme for the built environment. Decarbonising cities is a global agenda with huge significance for the future of urban civilisation. Global demonstrations have shown that technology and design issues are largely solved. However, the mainstreaming of low carbon urban development, particularly at the precinct scale, currently lacks sufficient: standards for measuring carbon covering operational, embodied and transport emissions; assessment and decision-making tools to assist in design options; certifying processes for carbon neutrality within the built environment; and accreditation processes for enabling carbon credits to be generated from precinct-wide urban development. Numerous barriers are currently hindering greater adoption of high performance, low carbon developments, many of which relate to implementation and governance. How to enable and manage precinct-scale renewables and other low carbon technologies within an urban setting is a particular challenge.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Green Energy and Technology
Release date:	April 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Vanessa Rauland • Peter Newman
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-15505-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-15505-9
Barcode:	9783319155050

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