Description
Global Sustainable Communities Handbook is a guide for understanding and complying with the various international codes, methods, and legal hurtles surrounding the creation of sustainable communities all over the world. The book provides an introduction to sustainable development, technology and infrastructure outlines, codes, standards, and guidelines written by experts from across the globe.
- Includes methods for the green use of natural resources in built communities
- Clearly explains the most cutting edge green technologies
- Provides a common approach to building green communities
- Covers green practices from architecture to construction
Chapter
Chapter 2 - The Green Industrial Revolution
pp.:
38 – 66
Chapter 3 - Public Policy and Leadership: Infrastructures and Integration
pp.:
66 – 78
Chapter 4 - China: Resource Assessment of Offshore Wind Potential
pp.:
78 – 104
Chapter - Sustainable Planning of Open Urban Areas in Developing Countries: A Lesson from a Case Study in Tel Aviv, Israel
pp.:
104 – 118
Chapter 6 - India: Issues for Sustainable Growth/Innovation for Sustainability
pp.:
118 – 130
Chapter 7 - Germany’s Energiewende: Community-Driven Since the 1970s
pp.:
130 – 140
Chapter 8 - Multidisciplinary Integrated Development
pp.:
140 – 150
Chapter 9 - Think Globally, Act Locally, and Plan Nationally An Evaluation of Sustainable Development in Indonesia at National, Regional, and Local Levels
pp.:
150 – 242
Chapter 10 - Financial Investments for Zero Energy Houses: The Case of Near-Zero Energy Buildings
pp.:
242 – 280
Chapter 11 - The Canadian Context: Energy
pp.:
280 – 318
Chapter - Energy Management in a Small-Island Developing Economy: The Case of Mauritius
pp.:
318 – 330
Chapter 13 - Energy System of the Baltic States and its Development
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330 – 372
Chapter - Renewable Energy Generation: Incentives Matter: A Comparison Between Italy and Other European Countries
pp.:
372 – 394
Chapter 15 - Germany’s Energiewende
pp.:
394 – 412
Chapter - Educational Programs for Sustainable Societies Using Cross-Cultural Management Method: A Case Study from Serbia
pp.:
412 – 430
Chapter 17 - Business Ventures and Financial Sector in the United Arab Emirates
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430 – 476
Chapter 18 - Development of a Sustainable Disabled Population in Countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
pp.:
476 – 494
Chapter 19 - Political–Economic Governance of Renewable Energy Systems: The Key to Creating Sustainable Communities
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494 – 520
Chapter 20 - Sustainable Agriculture: The Food Chain
pp.:
520 – 532
Chapter 21 - Development Partnership of Renewable Energies Technology and Smart Grid in China
pp.:
532 – 552
Chapter 22 - The Regenerative Community Régénérer: A Haitian Model and Process Toward a Sustainable, Self-Renewing Economy
pp.:
552 – 564
Chapter 23 - Microcities
pp.:
564 – 584
Chapter 24 - Conclusion
pp.:
584 – 598