Living simply isn’t always simple. When Alan Boye first lived in sustainable housing, he was young, idealistic, and not much susceptible to compromise—until rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, and loneliness drove him out of the utilities-free yurt he’d built in New Mexico. Thirty-five years later, he decided to try again. This time, with an idealism tempered by experience and practical considerations, Boye and his wife constructed an off-the-grid, energy-efficient, straw bale house in Vermont.
Sustainable Compromises chronicles these two remarkable attempts to live simply in two disparate American eras. Writing with hard-won authority and humor, Boye takes up the “how-to” practicalities of “building green,” from finances to nuts and bolts to strains on friends and family. With Walden as a historical and philosophical touchstone and his own experience as a practical guide, he also explores the ethical and environmental concerns that have framed such undertakings from Thoreau’s day to our own. A firsthand account of the pleasures and pitfalls of living simply, his book is a deeply informed and engaging reflection on what sustainability really means—in personal, communal, ethical, and environmental terms.
Автор: Baillie, Caroline Название: Green Composites ISBN: 0081007833 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780081007839 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 207730.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Green Composites: Waste-based Materials for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition presents exciting new developments on waste-based composites. New, additional, or replacement chapters focus on these elements, reflecting on developments over the past ten years. Authors of existing chapters have brought these themes into their work wherever possible, and case study chapters that connect materials engineering to the topic's social context are included in this revised edition.
Professor Baillie believes that the new 'green' is the "what and who" composites are being designed for, "what" material needs we have, and "what" access different groups have to the technical knowledge required, etc. Industry is now showing concerns for corporate social responsibility and social impact. Recent conversations with prestigious materials institutions have indicated a growing interest in moving into areas of research that relate their work to beneficial social impacts.
The book's example of Waste for Life demonstrates the genre proposed for the case study chapters. Waste for Life adopts scientific knowledge and low-threshold/high-impact technologies.
Provides insights into the changes in the Industry, including a greater understanding of noticing that the bottom line is influenced by poor social relations and negative social impact
Presents tactics any industry should consider to make engineering part of the solution instead of the problem
Includes case study chapters that connect materials engineering in a social context
Covers waste green composites, fueling a new direction of research for many Universities
Автор: Bishop Justin Название: Building Sustainable Cities of the Future ISBN: 3319853988 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319853987 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 139750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future.
Автор: Rocco Papa; Romano Fistola Название: Smart Energy in the Smart City ISBN: 3319311557 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319311555 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 139750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book examines the energy dimension of the smart city from the perspective of urban planning, providing a complete overview that ranges from theoretical aspects to practical considerations and projects.
Автор: Mardiana Idayu Ahmad; Mazran Ismail; Saffa Riffat Название: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies for Building and Environmental Applications ISBN: 3319318381 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319318387 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 113190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Inverse Problem for Phase Change Materials and Preparation in Building Envelope.- Natural Composite Membranes for Water Remediation: Towards A Sustainable Tomorrow.- Polymeric Heat Exchangers: Effect of Chemistry and Chemical Composition to Their Performance.- Solar Induced Ventilation Strategies in Contemporary Tropical Buildings: A Review.- Insights to Current Lighting Technologies and Low Environmental Impact Artificial Lighting.- Applications of Air-to-Air Energy Recovery System in Various Climatic Conditions: Towards Reducing Energy Consumption in Buildings.- Toplighting Systems for Improving Indoor Environment: A Review.- Polychaetes as Ecosystem Engineers: Agents of Sustainable Technologies.- The Cooling Effects of Plants on the Built Environment.- Turbine Ventilator as Low Carbon Technology.- Green Binderless Board from Oil Palm Biomass.- Life Cycle Analysis of Building Materials.- A Review on Biofuel and Bio-Resources for Environmental Applications.- Energy Recovery by Biological Process.
Автор: Justin Bishop Название: Building Sustainable Cities of the Future ISBN: 331954456X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319544564 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future.
Автор: David Cadman, Geoffrey Payne Название: The Living City: Towards a Sustainable Future ISBN: 0367186357 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367186357 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 32650.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: First published in 1990. The Living City draws together both current mainstream ideas on their futures and various alternative views to enliven the debate and put forward an agenda for sustainable urban development, emphasizing ideas that question the economic imperatives of that development.
Автор: Saravanan Rajendran Название: Green Photocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Process ISBN: 3030176371 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030176372 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book describes green photocatalysts and their diverse applications in the fields of environmental sciences and energy. It especially takes a closer look at the removal of air and water pollutants, the generation of hydrogen, photo fuel cells, electrophotocatalysts, solar energy conversions, and green biophotocatalysts. Furthermore it also discusses on the role of catalysts along with their chemical reactions, challenges, past developments and directions for further research on photocatalysts. It includes recent developments of quantum dots (QDs) and photocatalytic applications of QDs such as carbon materials like carbon and graphene based QDs, metal, metal sulfide and metal oxide based QDs as well as a detailed review on various types of templates used for the preparation of porous g-C3N4 and its applications in detail. This is done with special reference to dye degradation, reduction of hexavalent Cr, and reduction of CO2 and for the evolution of H2 photocatalytically. This book offers an intriguing and useful guide for a broad readership in various fields of catalysis, material sciences, environment and energy.
Автор: Susan Parham Название: Food and Urbanism: The Convivial City and a Sustainable Future ISBN: 0857854534 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857854537 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 31670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Cities are home to over fifty percent of the world's population, a figure which is expected to increase enormously by 2050. Despite the growing demand on urban resources and infrastructure, food is still often overlooked as a key factor in planning and designing cities. Without incorporating food into the design process - how it is grown, transported, and bought, cooked, eaten and disposed of - it is impossible to create truly resilient and convivial urbanism.
Moving from the table and home garden to the town, city, and suburbs, Food and Urbanism explores the connections between food and place in past and present design practices. The book also looks to future methods for extending the 'gastronomic' possibilities of urban space. Supported by examples from places across the world, including the UK, Norway, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Australia and the USA, the book offers insights into how the interplay of physical design and socio-spatial practices centred around food can help to maintain socially rich, productive and sustainable urban space. Susan Parham brings together the latest research from a number of disciplines - urban planning, food studies, sociology, geography, and design - with her own fieldwork on a range of foodscapes to highlight the fundamental role food has to play in shaping the urban future.
Название: Low-carbon, Sustainable Future in East Asia ISBN: 1138782092 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138782099 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 163330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
East Asia is a key region in the global economy, including both the second and third largest global economies already and, led by China, continuing to expand at a rapid rate. This economic growth has led to unprecedented gains in prosperity in the region but it has also led to increasing environmental pressures and energy issues.
This book assesses ways in which East Asia can continue or even increase existing rates of economic growth while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental degradation. Using advanced modelling approaches, future scenarios for four East Asian countries are assessed in detail, including analysis of particular challenges in each country (e.g. coal power in China, nuclear power in Japan). Prospects for each country's energy system are assessed in detail and the potential effects of various types of Environmental Tax Reform in the four countries are also considered carefully. The final section of the book explores the interaction between trade liberalization, a key driver of growth, and emission levels in the East Asia region.
Автор: Voula Mega Название: Quintessential Cities, Accountable to the Future ISBN: 1461473470 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461473473 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Covering the global outlook of the challenges facing cities today, this book advocates for the creation of a strategic global UrbanPedia and sheds light on exemplary world strategic partnerships on cities.
Автор: Minu Gupta Bhowon; Sabina Jhaumeer-Laulloo; Henri Название: Chemistry: The Key to our Sustainable Future ISBN: 9400773889 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400773882 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 186330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Chemistry: The Key to our Sustainable Future is a collection of selected contributed papers by participants of the International Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ICPAC 2012) on the theme of "Chemistry: The Key for our Future" held in Mauritius in July 2012.
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