Two degrees: the built environment and our changing climate / by Alisdair McGregor

By:

McGregor, Alisdair

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Routledge, 2013. Oxon:Description: xvii,258pISBN:

9780415692991

Subject(s):

Biodiversity conservation

DDC classification:

363.73874 MCG-T

Contents:

1: Fundamentals -- 1. The Science of Climate Change -- 2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Built Environment -- 3. Policies to Mitigate Climate Change -- 4. Sustainability and Climate Change -- 5. Mitigation and Adaptation. -- Part 2: Mitigation Strategies -- 6. Approaches to Zero Energy and Carbon -- 7. Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Buildings -- 8. Low-Carbon and Climate-Positive Communities -- 9. Getting to Zero for Existing Building Stock -- 10. Integrated Design -- 11. How We Choose: Evaluating Strategies and Trade-offs -- 12. Can We Afford a Low-Carbon Economy? -- 13. Corporate Leadership -- 14. The Walmart Story -- Part 3: Adaptation Strategies -- 15. Introduction to Adaptation and Resilience -- 16. Planning for Adaptation and Resilience -- 17. Designing for Warmer and Wetter Climates -- 18. Designing for Hotter and Drier Climates -- 19. Designing for Coastal Communities -- 20. Designing for Inland Communities Glossary. Author Biographies.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	363.73874 MCG-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Cop.2	Available		007085
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	363.73874 MCG-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Cop.1	Available		006067

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1: Fundamentals --
1. The Science of Climate Change --
2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Built Environment --
3. Policies to Mitigate Climate Change --
4. Sustainability and Climate Change --
5. Mitigation and Adaptation. --
Part 2: Mitigation Strategies --
6. Approaches to Zero Energy and Carbon --
7. Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Buildings --
8. Low-Carbon and Climate-Positive Communities --
9. Getting to Zero for Existing Building Stock --
10. Integrated Design --
11. How We Choose: Evaluating Strategies and Trade-offs --
12. Can We Afford a Low-Carbon Economy? --
13. Corporate Leadership --
14. The Walmart Story --
Part 3: Adaptation Strategies --
15. Introduction to Adaptation and Resilience --
16. Planning for Adaptation and Resilience --
17. Designing for Warmer and Wetter Climates --
18. Designing for Hotter and Drier Climates --
19. Designing for Coastal Communities --
20. Designing for Inland Communities Glossary. Author Biographies.

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