Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment To 2050 : A Foresight Approach to Construction and Development

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Content: Intro Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Contributors Note on Contributors Foreword by Sir Terry Farrell Preface Acknowledgements Book Endorsements Chapter 1 Introduction: Foresight and Futures Studies in Construction and Development 1.1 Background and context 1.2 Sustainable futures in the built environment: some important definitions 1.3 Futures studies in construction: an overview and critique 1.4 Conceptual framework for the book 1.5 Overview of book References Part 1 Sustainability and the Built Environment Chapter 2 Climate Change, Resilience and the Built Environment2.1 Introduction 2.2 Hot in the city: urbanisation and changing urban climates 2.3 Policies and guidelines in the UK relating to climate change and the built environment 2.4 Climate adaptation options: modelling tomorrowâ#x80 #x99 s buildings today 2.5 New approaches: combining city growth, weather and building energy models 2.6 Prospects and challenges for constructing resilient built environments 2.7 Conclusions Acknowledgements References Chapter 3 Sustainability in Real Estate Markets 3.1 Real estate and sustainability3.2 Building environmental assessment methods 3.3 Sustainability risks 3.4 Green value 3.5 Conclusion References Chapter 4 From the â#x80 #x98 Sustainable Communityâ#x80 #x99 to Prosperous People and Places: Inclusive Change in the Built Environment 4.1 Introduction: The â#x80 #x98 sustainable communityâ#x80 #x99 in crisis 4.2 Sustainable communities: an ambiguous goal in an unsustainable system 4.3 Local perspectives on sustainable and prosperous communities 4.4 Connecting the future and the present 4.5 Building prosperity: re-thinking value and innovation in the built environment4.6 Conclusion References Chapter 5 Smart and Sustainable?: The Future of â#x80 #x98 Future Citiesâ#x80 #x99 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Why is thinking about cities important? 5.3 The evolution and growth of the future cities discourse: from garden cities to smart cities 5.4 Being â#x80 #x98 smart and sustainableâ#x80 #x99 : what does it mean for a city? 5.5 Driving forces for smart and sustainable cities 5.6 Smart and sustainable cities in practice 5.7 What is the future for â#x80 #x98 future citiesâ#x80 #x99 ? 5.8 Conclusions: opportunities and challenges to 2050References Chapter 6 Sustainable Infrastructure 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Infrastructure policy 6.3 Key challenges 6.4 Planning for uncertainty 6.5 Infrastructure systems modelling 6.6 Analysing future infrastructure choices: examples from the energy and solid waste sectors 6.7 Critical uncertainties 6.8 Conclusions Acknowledgements References Chapter 7 Sustainable Design of the Built Environment 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The social production of space, place and environment 7.3 Sustainable community 7.4 Architectural design