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Future challenges for sustainable development within the built environment /

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lombardi, P. L. (Patrizia L.) (Author), Shen, Qiping (Author), Brandon, P. S. (Peter S.) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
Edition:1st.
Subjects:
Construction industry > Environmental aspects.
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • <P>List of Contributors x</p> <p>Acknowledgements xii</p> <p><b><br />1 Initiative and Obsolescence in Sustainable Development</b> <b>1</b></p> <p>1.1 Introduction 1</p> <p>1.2 Section 1: World views and values 3</p> <p>1.3 Section 2: Design and evaluation tools and technology 5</p> <p>1.4 Section 3: Engaging with practice, stakeholders and management 8</p> <p>1.5 Initiative and obsolescence 10</p> <p>1.6 Final statement 13</p> <p>References 13</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Section 1: World Views and Values 15</b></p> <p><b>2 Cities of Tomorrow: Five Crucibles of Change 17</b></p> <p>2.1 Exordium 17</p> <p>2.2 Disquisition 20</p> <p>2.3 Propositum 36</p> <p>References 39</p> <p><b><br />3 Going Beyond Sustainability: Changing Views, Changing Ways 40</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 40</p> <p>3.2 What lies beyond sustainability? 41</p> <p>3.3 Changing views: Transforming story, transforming thought 44</p> <p>3.4 Changing self: Transforming knowledge into wisdom 48</p> <p>3.5 Changing ways: Transforming practice 50</p> <p>3.6 Conclusions 52</p> <p>Acknowledgements 53</p> <p>References 54</p> <p> </p> <p><b>4 Transition Towards a Post Carbon City
  • Does Resilience Matter? 55</b></p> <p>4.2 Cities and climate change 57</p> <p>4.3 Approaches to sustainable development 60</p> <p>4.4 Concluding remarks 65</p> <p>Acknowledgements 66</p> <p>References 67</p> <p><br /><b>5 Sustainable Urban Development
  • Where Are You Now? 69</b></p> <p>5.1 Introduction 69</p> <p>5.2 Establishing the BEQUEST network 70</p> <p>5.3 Building the BEQUEST team 70</p> <p>5.4 The legacy of BEQUEST 73</p> <p>5.5 Defining SUD 75</p> <p>5.6 The diffusion of SUD 77</p> <p>5.7 The framing of and tools for SUD 78</p> <p>5.8 Expansion/dilution of SUD 80</p> <p>5.9 Elaborating, not extending, SUD 81</p> <p>5.10 Conclusions 83</p> <p>References 86</p> <p><br /><b>Section 2: Design and Evaluation Tools and Technology 91</b></p> <p><b>6 Crowdsourcing Public Participation in Sustainable</b></p> <p>Built Environment Development: The Democratisation of Expertise 93</p> <p>6.1 Introduction 93</p> <p>6.2 The context of sustainable built environment development 94</p> <p>6.3 Background to technology-enabled public participation 96</p> <p>6.4 The potential of virtual reality 98</p> <p>6.5 Using virtual reality as a crowdsourcing approach to public participation in urban planning 101</p> <p>6.6 Summary 103</p> <p>References 104</p> <p><br /><b>7 2050
  • The Invisible Future 108</b></p> <p>7.1 The future 108</p> <p>7.2 What future? 109</p> <p>7.3 The present and the future 111</p> <p>7.4 Future city in 2050 112</p> <p>7.5 Invisible BIM 2050 120</p> <p>7.6 Constraints to the vision 122</p> <p>References 123</p> <p><br /><b>8 The Role of Carbon in Sustainable Development 125</b></p> <p>8.1 Introduction 125</p> <p>8.2 Operational and embodied carbon in construction 126</p> <p>8.3 Estimating OC and EC 129</p> <p>8.4 Shifting of focus 140</p> <p>8.5 Drivers and barriers in managing carbon emissions in construction 144</p> <p>8.6 Need for carbon estimating in construction 148</p> <p>8.7 Future trends 149</p> <p>8.8 Conclusions 150</p> <p>Acknowledgements 151</p> <p>References 151</p> <p><br /><b>9 Supporting Risk Assessment in Building Resilient Cities 155</b></p> <p>9.1 Introduction 155</p> <p>9.2 Theoretical framework for capturing the degree of vulnerability of a place 156</p> <p>9.3 Local risk assessment process 156</p> <p>9.4 Multi-agency collaboration and community engagement 158</p> <p>9.5 Technology platforms for interactive risk assessment 159</p> <p>9.6 Conclusion 161</p> <p>References 161</p> <p><br /><b>10 Towards an Intelligent Digital Ecosystem
  • Sustainable Data-driven Design Futures 164</b></p> <p>10.1 Introduction 164</p> <p>10.2 Changing role of 'design' for sustainable futures 165</p> <p>10.3 Emerging concepts, challenges and trends 165</p> <p>10.4 The rise of big data 167</p> <p>10.5 From green to smart: New focus/new metrics 168</p> <p>10.6 Predicted versus actual performance 169</p> <p>10.7 Towards a digital ecosystem
  • Scenarios for implementation 173</p> <p>10.8 Conclusions: Future value propositions 176</p> <p>References 177</p> <p><br /><b>11 Smart Cities Case Study
  • The Nottingham Experience 179</b></p> <p>11.1 Background 179</p> <p>11.2 Remourban 180</p> <p>11.3 Nottingham case study 181</p> <p>11.4 Integrated infrastructures 189</p> <p>11.5 Discussion on added value 190</p> <p>References 191</p> <p><br /><b>Section 3: Engaging with Practice, Stakeholders and Management 193</b></p> <p>12 Value-oriented Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Development: A Conceptual Framework 195</p> <p>12.1 Stakeholder engagement in sustainable development 195</p> <p>12.2 Approaches to stakeholder engagement 196</p> <p>12.3 Value-oriented approach of stakeholder engagement in sustainable development 198</p> <p>12.4 Process of the value-oriented stakeholder engagement approach 201</p> <p>12.5 Using SNA to analyse stakeholder interrelationships 202</p> <p>12.6 The conceptual framework and its potential applications 208</p> <p>12.7 Conclusions 208</p> <p>Acknowledgements 210</p> <p>References 210</p> <p><br /><b>13 Sustainability in Practice in the United Kingdom
  • A Reflective Analysis 213</b></p> <p>13.1 Introduction 213</p> <p>13.2 Method 215</p> <p>13.3 Reflective analysis 215</p> <p>13.4 Property Tectonics 215</p> <p>13.5 Economics, investment and finance 217</p> <p>13.6 National grid pressures 218</p> <p>13.7 Waste recycling 219</p> <p>13.8 Lifespan software 220</p> <p>13.9 Energy management in social housing 221</p> <p>13.10 Energy Company Obligation 226</p> <p>13.11 Compliance and warranties 226</p> <p>13.12 Conclusion 229</p> <p>References 229<br /><br /><b><br />14 Understanding Value Generation in Complex Urban</b></p> <p>Regeneration Projects 231</p> <p>14.1 The context: Social housing projects in Brazil 231</p> <p>14.2 Management of urban regeneration projects 232</p> <p>14.3 Value generation 233</p> <p>14.4 Research method 235</p> <p>14.5 Main results 237</p> <p>14.6 Discussion and conclusions 248</p> <p>References 250</p> <p><br /><b>15 Integrating Sustainable Urban Development 252</b></p> <p>15.1 Problem realisation 252</p> <p>15.2 Towards a solution 254</p> <p>15.3 Globalisation and virtualisation 256</p> <p>15.4 The city and its hinterland 257</p> <p>15.5 Towards better governance structures 261</p> <p>15.6 Mind the skills gap 263</p> <p>References 266</p> <p>Further reading 266</p> <p><br /><b>16 Sustainability
  • The Role of Construction Contracts 268</b></p> <p>16.1 Introduction 268</p> <p>16.2 The JCT consultation 271</p> <p>16.3 Specification or contract conditions 273</p> <p>16.4 JCT standard form contracts and sustainability 276</p> <p>16.5 The framework objectives 276</p> <p>16.6 The provider's supply chain 276</p> <p>16.7 Sustainable development and environmental considerations 277</p> <p>16.8 Aspirational or legally binding provisions 278</p> <p>16.9 The future 281</p> <p>16.10 Conclusion 282</p> <p>References 284</p> <p><br /><b>17 Transforming Communication and Decision-making Practices for Sustainable Renewal of Urban Transport Infrastructure 285</b></p> <p>17.1 Introduction 285</p> <p>17.2 Aim, objectives and methods of study 287</p> <p>17.3 Sustainable renewal of urban transport infrastructure 288</p> <p>17.4 Analysis of key issues in urban transport renewal 292</p> <p>17.5 Findings and discussion 298</p> <p>17.6 Conclusion 300</p> <p>References 301</p> <p><br /><b>18 Rethinking the Role of Time in Sustainable Urban Development 306</b></p> <p>18.1 Introduction 306</p> <p>18.2 Why time? 307</p> <p>18.3 Planning with ti