Zeman Metropolitan Sustainability

Understanding and Improving the Urban Environment
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85709-646-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 776 Seiten

Reihe: Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy

Global populations have grown rapidly in recent decades, leading to ever increasing demands for shelter, resources, energy and utilities. Coupled with the worldwide need to achieve lower impact buildings and conservation of resources, the need to achieve sustainability in urban environments has never been more acute. This book critically reviews the fundamental issues and applied science, engineering and technology that will enable all cities to achieve a greater level of metropolitan sustainability, and assist nations in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations.Part one introduces key issues related to metropolitan sustainability, including the use of both urban metabolism and benefit cost analysis. Part two focuses on urban land use and the environmental impact of the built environment. The urban heat island effect, redevelopment of brownfield sites and urban agriculture are discussed in depth, before part three goes on to explore urban air pollution and emissions control. Urban water resources, reuse and management are explored in part four, followed by a study of urban energy supply and management in part five. Solar, wind and bioenergy, the role of waste-to-energy systems in the urban infrastructure, and smart energy for cities are investigated. Finally, part six considers sustainable urban development, transport and planning.With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Metropolitan sustainability is an essential resource for low-impact building engineers, sustainability consultants and architects, town and city planners, local/municipal authorities, and national and non-governmental bodies, and provides a thorough overview for academics of all levels in this field. - Critically reviews the fundamental issues and applied science, engineering and technology that will enable all cities to achieve a greater level of metropolitan sustainability - Will assist nations in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations - Chapters discuss urban land use, the environmental impact of the build environment, the urban heat island effect, urban air pollution and emissions control, among other topics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zeman, F.

Leseproben

Contributor contact details

(* = main contact)

Editor and Chapter 4

F. Zeman,     Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. Box 170, Station Forces, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 7B4. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 1

S. Pincetl,     Center for Sustainable Communities, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Lakretz Hall, Suite 300, 619 Charles E Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA 90095–1496, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 2

S.L. Shaikh,     Program on Global Environment and Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, 5828 S University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 3

S.M. Kaufman,     Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 918 Mudd, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 5

M.E. Hulley,     Department of Civil Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. Box 170, Station Forces, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 7B4. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 6

C. De Sousa*,     School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3. E-mail address: [e-mail]

S. Ghoshal,     Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Macdonald Engineering Building, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0C3. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 7

K. Ackerman,     Urban Design Lab, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, The Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 401, New York, NY 10115, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 8

D. Gould* and T. [e-mail],     New York Sun Works Inc., 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1201, New York, NY 101, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 9

P.M. Klein,     School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 120 David L. Boren Blvd, Norman, OK 73072, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 10

J.A. Geddes* and J.G. Murphy,     Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Lash Miller Chemical Labs, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3H6. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 11

K. McDonald,     Department of Public Health, Concordia University College of Alberta, 7128 Ada Boulevard, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5B 4E4. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 12

J. Wade,     BASF Corporation, 25 Middlesex-Essex Turnpike, Iselin, NJ 08830, USA

R.J. Farrauto*,     Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 918 Mudd, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 13

P.A. DeSario* and K.A. [e-mail],     Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 14

K. Exall*,     Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, L7R 4A6. E-mail address: [e-mail]

T.D. Vassos,     NovaTec Consultants Inc., Suite 101, 2415 Columbia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Y 3E7. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 15

N. Rostad and F. Montalto*,     Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Curtis Hall 251, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 16

L. Weinrich,     Innovation and Environmental Stewardship, American Water, 213 Carriage Lane, Delran, NJ 08075, USA

J.F. Hubler and S. Spatari*,     Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 17

V. Yargeau,     Department of Chemical Engineering and McGill School of Environment, McGill University, 3610 University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B2. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 18

B.Sizirici Yildiz,     Department of Civil Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Bingham # 216, 2104 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 44106–7201, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 19

G. Kiss,     Kiss + Cathcart, Architects, 44 Court St. Tower C, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 20

M.A. Hyams,     1630 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 21

N.J. Themelis,     Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, #926, New York, NY 10027, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 22

S.A. Hammer*,     Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 9-312, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

M.A. Hyams,     1630 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 23

S. Krigstin* and R. [e-mail],     Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3B3. E-mail address: [e-mail]

S. Wetzel,     Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen St. East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6A 2E5. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 24

S.M. Wheeler,     Landscape Architecture Program, Department of Environmental Design, University of California at Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 25

M. Grünig,     Ecologic Institute, Pfalzburger Str. 43/44, 10717 Berlin, Germany. E-mail address: [e-mail]

Chapter 26

R. Gifford* and R. Sussman,     Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 3P5. E-mail...