Decarbonising cities [electronic resource] : mainstreaming low carbon urban development / Vanessa Rauland, Peter Newman.
Rauland, Vanessa, author.; Newman, Peter, 1945- author.
2015
TD885.5.C3
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Title Decarbonising cities [electronic resource] : mainstreaming low carbon urban development / Vanessa Rauland, Peter Newman.
Author Rauland, Vanessa, author.
ISBN 9783319155067 electronic book
3319155067 electronic book
9783319155050
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15506-7
Published Cham : Springer, [2015]
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-15506-7 doi
Call Number TD885.5.C3
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.73874
Summary This book sets out some positive directions to move forward including government policy and regulatory options, an innovative GRID (Greening, Regenerative, Improvement Districts) scheme that can assist with funding and management, and the first steps towards an innovative carbon credit scheme for the built environment. Decarbonising cities is a global agenda with huge significance for the future of urban civilisation. Global demonstrations have shown that technology and design issues are largely solved. However, the mainstreaming of low carbon urban development, particularly at the precinct scale, currently lacks sufficient: standards for measuring carbon covering operational, embodied and transport emissions; assessment and decision-making tools to assist in design options; certifying processes for carbon neutrality within the built environment; and accreditation processes for enabling carbon credits to be generated from precinct-wide urban development. Numerous barriers are currently hindering greater adoption of high performance, low carbon developments, many of which relate to implementation and governance. How to enable and manage precinct-scale renewables and other low carbon technologies within an urban setting is a particular challenge.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Added Author Newman, Peter, 1945- author.
Series Green energy and technology.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783319155050
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Addressing Three Wicked Problems
The Global Shift to a Low Carbon Economy
Why Cities?
Low Carbon Resource Management in Cities
The Precinct ? The New Scale for Decarbonising
Eco Precincts
The Rise of Carbon Neutrality
Counting Carbon in Cities
Rating Carbon in Urban Development
Certifying for Carbon Neutrality
Spotlight: The Australian Government Carbon Neutral Standard
A New Framework and Core Elements
Making it work
Final Thoughts.

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