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One Planet Communities - A real-life guide to sustainable living P Desai

One Planet Communities - A real-life guide to sustainable living By P Desai

One Planet Communities - A real-life guide to sustainable living by P Desai


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Starting from first principles and using the practical experience of developing sustainable communities cost-effectively, One Planet Living cuts through the confusion. It presents a clear and simple framework that will allow students, developers, surveyors, engineers, policy-makers, architects and planners to structure their thinking.

One Planet Communities - A real-life guide to sustainable living Summary

One Planet Communities - A real-life guide to sustainable living by P Desai

Starting from first principles and using the practical experience of developing sustainable communities cost-effectively, One Planet Living cuts through the confusion. It presents a clear and simple framework that will allow students, developers, surveyors, engineers, policy-makers, architects and planners to structure their thinking. It will no doubt be the standard introductory text for design professionals and the development and planning industry.

About P Desai

Pooran Desai studied at Oxford and Cambridge Universities before co-founding award-winning environmental organization, BioRegional Development Group in 1994. He initiated the BedZED eco-village in south London, which remains the benchmark for a sustainable community in the UK; for which he received an OBE. In 2005, he co-founded BioRegional Quintain Ltd, a property development company, of which he is sustainability director. The company has a portfolio of over 1000 homes being built in the UK using One Planet Living principles.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Chapter 1 Using ecological footprinting to define sustainability. Chapter 2 Think Lifestyles - lessons from the BedZED eco-village. Chapter 3 Understanding CO 2 , greenhouse gases and ecological footprint. Chapter 4 From green buildings to sustainable infrastructure. Chapter 5 Zero carbon zero waste communities. Chapter 6 A closer look at zero carbon and zero waste. Chapter 7 Connect your community locally. Chapter 8 Health, happiness and multiple benefits of green space. Chapter 9 Compact and car-free - simply a better city. Chapter 10 One Planet Living - Philosophy, story and set of principles. Chapter 11 Design and construction of One Planet Communities. Chapter 12 Start with the long term - governance and estates management. Chapter 13 Sell the dream. Chapter 14 Retrofit One Planet lifestyles. Chapter 15 Keep one eye on the future. Appendices. Index. Photo Credits.

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GOR003799040
9780470715468
0470715464
One Planet Communities - A real-life guide to sustainable living by P Desai
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20091120
216
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