Greening the Built Environment

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Regional Planning
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Author: Maf Smith, John Whitelegg, Nick J. Williams ISBN: 9781134177332
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Maf Smith, John Whitelegg, Nick J. Williams
ISBN: 9781134177332
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This work aims to provide a possible specification of the problems involved in greening the built environment and an articulation of the solutions. It begins with a discussion of sustainability as a concept and its applicability to contemporary towns and cities. The following chapters take up particular aspects of the built environment and sustainability in greater depth and include the construction industry, transport, health, planning, community and equity issues, employment and the economy. The links between environmental damage, poverty and the economy are all themes in this book which also focuses on interconnections and on solutions to these three problems. The final chapter explains how the achievement of sustainable development is, in the authors' opinion, dependent on detailed solutions to everyday problems of modern society.

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This work aims to provide a possible specification of the problems involved in greening the built environment and an articulation of the solutions. It begins with a discussion of sustainability as a concept and its applicability to contemporary towns and cities. The following chapters take up particular aspects of the built environment and sustainability in greater depth and include the construction industry, transport, health, planning, community and equity issues, employment and the economy. The links between environmental damage, poverty and the economy are all themes in this book which also focuses on interconnections and on solutions to these three problems. The final chapter explains how the achievement of sustainable development is, in the authors' opinion, dependent on detailed solutions to everyday problems of modern society.

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