Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten
Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-119-87707-3
Verlag: Wiley John + Sons
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Contributors
Foreword
About the Editors
Preface
Chapter 1 From Concrete to Crisis: How Climate Change is Redefining Our Towns and Cities
Colin A. Booth, David G. Proverbs, Jessica E. Lamond and Chris A. Gorse
Chapter 2 International Action on Climate Change
Rosemary Horry and Martin Baxter
Chapter 3 The Urbanisation and Climate Change Nexus
Kwasi Gyau Baffour Awuah and Felix Hammond
Chapter 4 Urban Land Use Policy and Planning for Climate Change Action
Anna Hürlimann
Chapter 5 Harnessing Health Solutions for Climate Change in the Built Environment
Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu
Chapter 6 Powering Tomorrow: Transitioning to Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources
Iwona Gajda, Shine Win Naung and Colin A. Booth
Chapter 7 Ashes and Asphalt: Impacts and Strategies to Mitigate and Adapt the Built Environment for Wildfire Disasters
Gargy Makkanai Sudhakaran, Colin A. Booth and Abhinesh Prabhakaran
Chapter 8 Flood and Drought Resilience in the UK Built Environment: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change
Siavash Fasihi, David Proverbs, Wen Zyn Lim and Wenyan Wu
Chapter 9 Community Engagement to Enhance Climate Resilience through Blue and Green Infrastructure
Olalekan Adekola, Glyn Everett and Jessica E. Lamond
Chapter 10 Green Infrastructure: A Pathway to Urban Sustainability and Climate Resilience
Susanne M. Charlesworth, Colin A. Booth and Yasaman Namazi
Chapter 11 Sustainable Net Zero Transition of Critical Infrastructure Sector
Suresh Renukappa, Panagiotis Georgakis, Harry Williams, Devan Hipkiss and Subashini Suresh
Chapter 12 Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins: A Pathway to Climate-Resilient Transport Infrastructure in the UK?
Giuseppe Vega, Manu Sasidharan and Georgios Hadjidemetriou
Chapter 13 Geotechnical Foundations: Insights of Soil Instabilities Triggered by Climate Change
Promise Nukah, Colin A. Booth and Samuel Abbey
Chapter 14 Certify to Fortify: Unlocking Climate Action through the Implementation of Sustainability and Environmental Assessment Schemes Across the AECOM Sectors
Paul Mundy, Carolynne Williams-Twynam, Sophie Ball, Grazyna Wiejak-Roy, Rosemary E. Horry and Colin A. Booth
Chapter 15 Building Energy Efficiency: Closing the Performance Gap Through In-Use Monitoring – A Practical Climate Action Measure
Chris Gorse
Chapter 16 Carbon Reporting Frameworks and Regulations for the Real Estate Sector – Challenges to Implementation
Sandra Weinfeld and Grazyna Wiejak-Roy
Chapter 17 Progress in Eco and Resilient Construction Materials Development
Jamal Khatib
Chapter 18 Net Zero Carbon Buildings: The Active Building Approach Joanna Clarke, John Littlewood and George Karani
Chapter 19 Sustainable Heritage Retrofits Sam Organ, Christopher Whitman, Sophie Norton and Gareth Fleming
Chapter 20 Don't Let the Taps Run Dry: Towards Water Efficiency in Buildings Kemi Adeyeye, Aisha Bello-Dambatta, Susanne M. Charlesworth and Colin A. Booth
Chapter 21 Solutions for Flooding in the Built Environment
Fiona Gleed
Chapter 22 The Green Maintainability of High-Rise Green Façades
Sheila Conejos, Michael Yit Lin Chew and Aristotle Ubando
Chapter 23 Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven Construction
Nii A. Ankrah, Patrick A. Manu and Emmanuel Manu
Chapter 24 Polders and Reservoirs – the Effectiveness of Flood Protection Infrastructure in Mitigating the Effects of Flash Floods Occurring in the Transitional Climate Zones of Central and Eastern Europe Kamil Pietrzyk, Natalia Janczewska, Marcin Jarzynski, Magdalena Matysik, Grazyna Wiejak-Roy and Agnieszka Bieda
Chapter 25 Managing the Impacts of Extreme Hydrometeorological Events on a European Railway Infrastructure Giada Varra, Renata Della Morte and Luca Cozzolino
Chapter 26 Enhancing Environmental Sustainability and Climate Actions in Construction: Barriers and Opportunities in Developing Countries
Ali M. Saad and Chris A. Gorse
Chapter 27 From Rain to Ruin: Insights from Landslides and Floods in the Petropolis Municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Antonio José Teixeira Guerra, Jimena Bruna Florentino Ferreira, Maria do Carmo Oliveira Jorge, Colin A. Booth, Rhuan Reis do Nascimento and Diego Janoti Suarez
Chapter 28 Urbanisation, Inequality and Floods: Threats to Brazilian Cities that Bestow Learnings to Combat Climate Change Across the Global South
Cristiane M. C. Avelar, Silas N. de Melo, Colin A. Booth and Quésia D. da Silva
Chapter 29 Regenerative Construction Using Bamboo in Colombia Hector Archila
Chapter 30 Climate Resilient Strategies for Building Infrastructure in West Africa
Kofi Agyekum, Benjamin Botchway, Frederick Owusu Danso, Kezia Nana Yaa Serwaa Sackey and Isaac Agyemang
Chapter 31 Promoting Sustainable Road Construction to Mitigate Climate Change Effects
Fidelis Emuze, Les Sesing and Nutifafa Geh
Chapter 32 Constructed Wetlands as a Sustainable Solution for Wastewater Treatment
Walaa S.E. Ismaeel
Chapter 33 Rising from the Water: Impacts, Resilience and Recovery Pathways of the Kerala Floods of 2018 Abhinesh Prabhakaran, Colin A. Booth and Gargy Makkanai Sudhakaran
Chapter 34 Expert System for Rapid Assessment of Flood Vulnerability in Residential Structures: A Case Study of Sri Lanka Dilum Rajapaksha, Chandana Siriwardana, Tariq Maqsood, Rajeev Ruparathna, Lalith Rajapakse and Sujeeva Setunge
Chapter 35 Integrating Design for Maintainability with Biodiversity in Green Buildings to Improve Coexistence with Nature in the Built Environment Sheila Conejos, Anuj Jain, Michael Yit Lin Chew and Dominic John Broadhurst
Chapter 36 Adapting Our Built Environment to Flood Risks: An Australian Case Study Sara Wilkinson and Jessica E. Lamond
Chapter 37 Exploring Water Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the Caribbean: A Case Study Approach Kiran Tota-Maharaj and Leighton A. Ellis
Chapter 38 Resilience Dividends on Climate Change and Urban Design in the Dominican Republic: Case Study of Domingo Savio – Flood Risk Management Strategy
Hamlet Reynoso Vanderhorst, David Proverbs and Pathirage Chaminda
Chapter 39 Climate Change and Its Effects on the Built Environment in the Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Denise D.P. Thompson
Chapter 40 Confronting the Climate Challenge in the Built Environment
David G. Proverbs, Colin A. Booth, Jessica E. Lamond and Chris Gorse
