Cities of Love: Roadmap for Sustaining Future Cities
ISBN: 9789813200159 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve cities, it has been difficult to change cities. One of the fundamental reasons is that people are not motivated to help change their cities. Apathy is now the number one obstacle to positive change. There is hope and Love is the antidote.What you love, you will sustain. Cities of Love aims to urge, persuade and provoke fellow residents of our earth to collectively shape the cities we live in. To achieve this, her residents must again uncover...
Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve...
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177,70 zł |
Cities of Love: Roadmap for Sustaining Future Cities
ISBN: 9789813200142 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve cities, it has been difficult to change cities. One of the fundamental reasons is that people are not motivated to help change their cities. Apathy is now the number one obstacle to positive change. There is hope and Love is the antidote.What you love, you will sustain. Cities of Love aims to urge, persuade and provoke fellow residents of our earth to collectively shape the cities we live in. To achieve this, her residents must again uncover...
Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve...
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335,10 zł |
Dwelling in Resistance: Living with Alternative Technologies in America
ISBN: 9780813586519 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities--"The Farm," "Twin Oaks," "Dancing Rabbit," and "Earthships"--where electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation practices differ markedly from those of the vast majority of Americans.
Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and... Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schell...
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680,36 zł |
Dwelling in Resistance: Living with Alternative Technologies in America
ISBN: 9780813586502 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities--"The Farm," "Twin Oaks," "Dancing Rabbit," and "Earthships"--where electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation practices differ markedly from those of the vast majority of Americans.
Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and... Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schell...
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177,70 zł |
Reactor and Process Design in Sustainable Energy Technology
ISBN: 9780444638342 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reactor Process Design in Sustainable Energy Technology compiles and explains current developments in reactor and process design in sustainable energy technologies, including optimization and scale-up methodologies and numerical methods. Sustainable energy technologies that require more efficient means of converting and utilizing energy can help provide for burgeoning global energy demand while reducing anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions associated with energy production. The book, contributed by an international team of academic and industry experts in the field, brings... Reactor Process Design in Sustainable Energy Technology compiles and explains current developments in reactor and process design in sustaina... |
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543,27 zł |
Designbuild Education
ISBN: 9781138956285 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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812,36 zł |
Green Roofs And Living Walls For Architects
ISBN: 9781539342182 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, Green Roofs And Living Walls For Architects, provides insights on green roof and living wall technologies employed in modern sustainable building projects around the world. It allows readers to gain an understanding of green roof and wall types, landscape design considerations, architectural design considerations, water management and maintenance considerations.
This book, Green Roofs And Living Walls For Architects, provides insights on green roof and living wall technologies employed in modern sustainable bu...
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66,60 zł |
Green Roofs And Living Walls For Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9781539342281 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, Green Roofs And Living Walls Fro Civil Engineers, provides insights on green roof and living wall technologies employed in modern sustainable building projects around the world. It allows readers to gain an understanding of green roof and wall types, landscape design considerations, architectural design considerations, water management and maintenance considerations.
This book, Green Roofs And Living Walls Fro Civil Engineers, provides insights on green roof and living wall technologies employed in modern sustainab...
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66,60 zł |
Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems: Recent Perspectives
ISBN: 9780081010419 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems: Recent Perspectives covers all major areas where optimization techniques have been applied to reduce uncertainty or improve results in renewable energy systems (RES). Production of power with RES is highly variable and unpredictable, leading to the need for optimization-based planning and operation in order to maximize economies while sustaining performance. This self-contained book begins with an introduction to optimization, then covers a wide range of applications in both large and small scale operations, including optimum... Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems: Recent Perspectives covers all major areas where optimization techniques have been applied to redu... |
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533,12 zł |
Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: Leed, Breeam, and Green Globes
ISBN: 9780128104330 / Angielski / Miękka / 1064 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of green/sustainable design. Written in an easy to understand style, the book is updated to reflect new standards to LEED. In addition, readers will find sections that cover the new standards to BREEAM that involve new construction Infrastructure, data centers, warehouses, and existing buildings.
Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition directly addresses the needs of building ... |
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558,51 zł |
The Sustainable City
ISBN: 9780231182058 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine. The transition to a green economy depends on cities. For the first time in human history, the majority of the people on the planet live in urban areas. If we are to avert climate catastrophe, we will need our cities to coexist with nature without destroying it. Many places are already investing in the infrastructure of the future--including renewable energy, energy efficiency, mass and personal transit, and advanced sewage and waste management--but the modern city still has a long way to go. In...
Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine. The transition to a green economy depends on cities. For th...
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117,58 zł |
Bike Boom: The Unexpected Resurgence of Cycling
ISBN: 9781610918169 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bicycling advocates envision a future in which bikes are a widespread daily form of transportation. While many global cities are seeing the number of bike commuters increase, this future is still far away; at times, urban cycling seems to be fighting for its very survival. Will we ever witness a true "bike boom" in cities? What can we learn from past successes and failures to make cycling safer, easier, and more accessible? Use of bicycles in America and Britain fell off a cliff in the 1950s and 1960s thanks to the rapid rise in car ownership. Urban planners and politicians predicted that...
Bicycling advocates envision a future in which bikes are a widespread daily form of transportation. While many global cities are seeing the number of ...
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149,65 zł |
Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment in Practice
ISBN: 9781138166820 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a fast-growing field of land-use planning affecting many disciplines. At present, UK Government legislation requires EIA for certain types of development. Subject to a further new European directive, an EIA will be required for all policies, plans and programmes. Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment in Practice provides a practical introduction to the subject and relates the theory to the practice through extensive use of case studies. Edited by Joe Weston, the book draws on contributions from a number of practising experts in the field and...
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a fast-growing field of land-use planning affecting many disciplines. At present, UK Government legislation r...
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812,36 zł |
Shipping Container Homes: How to Move Into a Shipping Container Home and a Comprehensive Guide to Shipping Container Homes (2 in 1 Bundle)
ISBN: 9781542923729 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,93 zł |
New Financial Strategies for Sustainable Buildings: Practical Guidance for Built Environment Professionals
ISBN: 9781138068520 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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238,58 zł |
New Financial Strategies for Sustainable Buildings: Practical Guidance for Built Environment Professionals
ISBN: 9781138680265 / Angielski / Twarda / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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395,98 zł |
Growing Compact: Urban Form, Density and Sustainability
ISBN: 9781138680395 / Angielski / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Growing Compact: Urban Form, Density and Sustainability explores and unravels the phenomena, links and benefits between density, compactness and the sustainability of cities. It looks at the socio-climatic implications of density and takes a more holistic approach to sustainable urbanism by understanding the correlations between the social, economic and environmental dimensions of the city, and the challenges and opportunities with density. The book presents contributions from internationally well-known scholars, thinkers and practitioners whose theoretical and practical works... Growing Compact: Urban Form, Density and Sustainability explores and unravels the phenomena, links and benefits between density, compactne... |
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660,05 zł |
Growing Compact: Urban Form, Density and Sustainability
ISBN: 9781138680401 / Angielski / Miękka / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Growing Compact: Urban Form, Density and Sustainability explores and unravels the phenomena, links and benefits between density, compactness and the sustainability of cities. It looks at the socio-climatic implications of density and takes a more holistic approach to sustainable urbanism by understanding the correlations between the social, economic and environmental dimensions of the city, and the challenges and opportunities with density. The book presents contributions from internationally well-known scholars, thinkers and practitioners whose theoretical and practical works... Growing Compact: Urban Form, Density and Sustainability explores and unravels the phenomena, links and benefits between density, compactne... |
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248,73 zł |
The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer
ISBN: 9781138905863 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What factors can inform and inspire the design of a tall building? What are the design options and implications in terms of architectural organisation of form and core? How can a tall building design respond to the cultural and social characteristics of a region? How can a tall building achieve a sustainable design? This design primer answers these questions and more, by exploring the architectural design opportunities and strategic decisions available to the designer. Aimed at those architects new to the typology, the book balances practical issues with the vision and cutting edge... What factors can inform and inspire the design of a tall building? What are the design options and implications in terms of architectural organisat... |
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685,43 zł |
Learn from Looking: How Observation Inspires Innovation
ISBN: 9781532006555 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. See the world around you Learn about critical thinking and reaching a sustainable future more cost-effectively than ever imagined. "Great insights and incredible drawings " The two-decade combination of drawings and observations sheds new light on critical thinking for young and old minds, high return on investment (ROI) for business opportunities, springboards for groundbreaking future innovations, and a sustainable triple... See the world around you Learn about critical thinking and reaching a sustainable future more cost-effectively... |
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109,81 zł |