Sustainable futures in the built environment to 2050 : a foresight approach to construction and development /
"Brings together leading thinking on issues of new professional practice and on the future of a sustainable built environment This book focuses on both construction and development issues, and examines how we can transition to a sustainable future by the year 2050bringing together leading resea...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- List of Contributors ix Notes on Contributors x Foreword xiv Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix Book Endorsements xx 1 Introduction: Foresight and Futures Studies in Construction and Development 1; Tim Dixon, John Connaughton and Stuart Green Part 1 Sustainability and the Built Environment 25 2 Climate Change, Resilience and the Built Environment 27; Janet F. Barlow, Li Shao and Stefan T. Smith 3 Sustainability in Real Estate Markets 50; Jorn van de Wetering 4 From the 'Sustainable Community' to Prosperous People and Places: Inclusive Change in the Built Environment 72; Saffron Woodcraft and Constance Smith 5 Smart and Sustainable?: The Future of 'Future Cities' 94; Tim Dixon 6 Sustainable Infrastructure 117; Martino Tran, Jim Hall, Robert Nicholls, Adrian J.
- Modassar Chaudry and Geoff Watson 7 Sustainable Design of the Built Environment 137; Lorraine Farrelly Part 2 Changing Professional Practice 155 8 Planning for Sustainability: Reflections on a Necessary Activity 157; Joe Doak and Gavin Parker 9 Sustainable Construction: Contested Knowledge and the Decline of Professionalism 172; Stuart Green 10 Sustainable Procurement 194; John Connaughton and Will Hughes 11 Social Media in the Built Environment 223; Bob Thompson Part 3 Provocations about the Future: Practitioners' Viewpoints 249 12 Sustainability through Collaboration and Skills Development 251; Andy Ford and Aaron Gillich 13 Built Environment Professionals as Sustainability Advocates 270; Gerard Healey Part 4 Transformative Technologies and Innovation 285 14 Energy Interactions: The Growing Interplay.
- Between Buildings and Energy Networks 287; Phil Coker and Jacopo Torriti 15 Sustained Innovation Uptake in Construction 310; Graeme D. Larsen 16 Humanising the Digital: A Cautionary View of the Future 325; Ian J. Ewart Part 5 Conclusions and Common Themes 337 17 Understanding and Shaping Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050 339; Tim Dixon, John Connaughton and Stuart Green Index 339.