Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability: Mapping the Transition to 2050

ISBN-13: 9780415642514 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 304 str.

Tim Dixon; Malcolm Eames; Simon Lannon

Opis

With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon Hub

As concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition. Although new zero carbon buildings are an important part of the story, in existing cities the transformation of the current building stock and urban infrastructure must inevitably form the main focus for transitioning to a low carbon and sustainable future by 2050. "Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability" brings together interdisciplinary research contributions from leading international experts to focus on key issues such as systems innovation, financing tools, governance, energy, and water management. The chapters consider not only the knowledge and technical tools available, but looks forward to how they can be implemented in real cities by 2050.

Recenzje

"The book considers a wide range of topics in the context of sustainable urban transitions and brings multidisciplinary research results together. Focusing on buildings and infrastructure the book highlights new aspects of governance, green technologies, and modelling tools on energy consumption and financing." – Sebastian Fastenrath, University of Cologne

Spis treści

Foreword by Paul King  1. Introduction  Part I: Setting the Scene for Urban Retrofit  2. Sustainable Urban Development to 2050: Complex Transitions in the Built Environment of Cities  3. Exploring the Use of Systems Dynamics in Sustainable Urban Retrofit Planning  4. The Economics and Financing of City Scale Retrofits  5. Urban Governance, Planning, and Retrofit  6. Locating Urban Retrofitting Across Three BRICS cities: Exploring the Retrofit Landscapes of Sao Paulo, Mumbai and Cape Town  7. Urban Design and the Retrofit Agenda  Part II: Energy and Urban Retrofit  8. Energy Poverty and the Future of Urban Retrofit  9. The Smart Grid and the Interface Between Energy, ICT and the City: Retrofitting and Integrating Urban Infrastructures  10. Retrofit 2050: Solar Energy  11. Pathways to Decarbonising Urban Systems  Part III: Water, Waste and Urban Retrofit  12. Retrofitting Sustainable Integrated Water Management  13. Retrofitting Sustainable Integrated Water Management at Household, Building and Urban Scales  14. Retrofit 2050: Re-engineering the City for Sustainable Solid Waste Resource Management  Part IV: Emerging Themes in Urban Retrofit  15. Conclusions: Financing, Managing and Visioning the Urban Retrofit Transition to 2050