Greening the Built Environment

Paperback

Main Details

Title Greening the Built Environment
Authors and Contributors      By (author) M.A.F. Smith
By (author) etc.
By (author) John Whitelegg
By (author) Williams Nick J.
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenrePolitical economy
Management of land and natural resources
Sustainability
ISBN/Barcode 9781853834035
ClassificationsDewey:307.1216
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Figures

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 July 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This work aims to provide a possible specification of the problems involved in greening the built environment and an articulation of the solutions. It begins with a discussion of sustainability as a concept and its applicability to contemporary towns and cities. The following chapters take up particular aspects of the built environment and sustainability in greater depth and include the construction industry, transport, health, planning, community and equity issues, employment and the economy. The links between environmental damage, poverty and the economy are all themes in this book which also focuses on interconnections and on solutions to these three problems. The final chapter explains how the achievement of sustainable development is, in the authors' opinion, dependent on detailed solutions to everyday problems of modern society.

Author Biography

Maf Smith is the Local Agenda 21 officer for the Borough of Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. John Whitelegg is professor of environmental studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Nick Williams is senior lecturer in geography at Aberdeen University.