Overview
- Engages with the current policies & strategies in context of the built environment
- Includes pedagogical features such as examples & illustrations
- Focuses on topics like climate change & carbon emissions with respect to the built environment
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book constitutes state-of-the-art research covering a wide range of topics including climate change and carbon emissions, air quality and pollution control, urbanism, land and circular economy, sustainable transport, energy, water, biodiversity and greenery, environmental services, housing, and construction with respect to the built environment. The concepts of sustainability in built environment conclude with reimagining the city. The content includes pedagogical features such as examples, simple flowing language and over 100 figures. The book aims to motivate architects, engineers, consultants, builders, and planners to respond to the challenges of sustainability in the built environment.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
A. K. Jain worked as Commissioner (Planning), Delhi Development Authority and as a member of the Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the DDA (2015). He was as a member of UN Habitat (2007â2012). Author of several books, he is visiting faculty in planning and architecture. He was awarded 2nd Urban Professional Award 2014 at World Urban Forum in Medellin, Colombia and IBC Lifetime Achievement Award (2016). The Indian Institute of Architects (Northern Chapter) honoured him as a Living Legend (2022) for his contribution in the field of architecture, and Smart Habitat Foundation felicitated him with Lifetime Achievement Award in Urban Planning (2022).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Resilient, Green and Low Carbon Built Environment
Authors: Ashok Kumar Jain
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0216-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-0215-6Published: 27 April 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-0218-7Due: 28 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-0216-3Published: 26 April 2023
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 263
Number of Illustrations: 118 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environment, general, Building Construction and Design, Building Materials