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Evaluating Sustainable Development: in the Built Environment

By Peter Brandon , Patrizia Lombardi

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2005
ISBN
0-632-06486-2, 9780632064861, 9781405172349, 1405172347
Open Library ID
OL7621989M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4733775 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
240\240
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Sustainable development has been characterised by an emphasis on environmental issues and an ad hoc approach to structuring the subject which hinders the development of knowledge in a systematic way. The built environment contributes significantly to the environment but is also one of the major factors in determining whether a community is sustainable in the longer term.A structure is required which aids definition, provides a common set of values, establishes measurement methods to define progress, and suggests a management system and decision protocol which enables practitioners to engage and use the resultant structures and information.This book provides a suggested structure in which all aspects of sustainable development can be included together with a set of evaluation techniques which can be used within the structure to provide assistance to decision making.

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