This book centers on climate change, a pressing issue in the ecological transition, particularly for landscape and architecture schools. The scientific realities and consequences of this phenomenon are becoming increasingly well-known and it is now evident that architecture, urban planning and landscaping all have the potential to mitigate these consequences. Ecological Transition in Education and Research is a multidisciplinary collective work, intended to raise awareness of adaptation and mitigation strategies such as action-research, educational innovations and concrete transition practices that embrace different schools of thought. The overall goal is to promote educational practices and research on climate change.

This work discusses the impact of the life of buildings on sustainable development methods.The study of the lifespan of the building is used to assess andmanage the environmental impacts associatedwith all the stages of a product's life, from raw material extractionthrough to repair, maintenance and 'end of life' scenarios. While several papers have discussed the
greenhouse gas emissions of buildings, less research has been done on how these are affected by the lifespanof the building. This book serves tohighlight the pertinence of this factor and contributes to providingnew ideas on efficiency within the life
cycle assessment of a structure."