
Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice
Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series
ICE Publishing
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7277-5754-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series is a new series of practical handbooks which provide engineers with an understanding of sustainability principles and solutions. Sustainability concepts are set within well-known engineering management processes of planning, designing and delivering infrastructure.
The first book in the series, Sustainable Infrastructure Principles into Practice, sets out a framework of fundamental principles, methodologies and approaches, with numerous practical examples from real civil engineering projects.
Covering the core principles in this fundamental area, and including numerous practical examples, this book is core reading for practising civil and structural engineers internationally, project managers looking to comply with relevant codes, as well as engineering students across the world.
The first book in the series, Sustainable Infrastructure Principles into Practice, sets out a framework of fundamental principles, methodologies and approaches, with numerous practical examples from real civil engineering projects.
Covering the core principles in this fundamental area, and including numerous practical examples, this book is core reading for practising civil and structural engineers internationally, project managers looking to comply with relevant codes, as well as engineering students across the world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7277-5754-8 (9780727757548)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge, UK
Content
Contents: 1. Introducing a sustainability mindset for engineers 2. Key challenges 3. Defining principles 4. Choosing tools 5. Planning 6. Project Development 7. Implementation 8. Use and operation 9. Disposal and replacement 10. Leading innovation in infrastructure delivery 11. Individuals acting for change