Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability

Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability reviews the current state-of-the-art on the topic. In the introduction, the editors review the fundamental concepts of nature elements in the built environment, along with the strategies that are necessary for their inclusion in buildings...

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Other Authors: Pérez, Gabriel (Editor), Perini, Katia (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom Butterworth-Heinemann 2018
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505 0 # |a Introduction: scale matters and relevance Section 1: Nature based strategies for urban environment Section 2: Nature based strategies and technologies Section 3: Nature based strategies: benefits and challenges Section 4: Nature based strategies: social, economic and environmental sustainability Summary: suggestions for further research and marker development 
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