ABSTRACT
With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon Hub
As concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition. Although new zero carbon buildings are an important part of the story, in existing cities the transformation of the current building stock and urban infrastructure must inevitably form the main focus for transitioning to a low carbon and sustainable future by 2050. Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability brings together interdisciplinary research contributions from leading international experts to focus on key issues such as systems innovation, financing tools, governance, energy, and water management. The chapters consider not only the knowledge and technical tools available, but looks forward to how they can be implemented in real cities by 2050.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |123 pages
Setting the scene for urban retrofit
chapter 2|29 pages
Sustainable urban development to 2050
chapter 6|15 pages
Locating urban retrofitting across three BRICS cities
part |67 pages
Energy and urban retrofit
chapter 9|15 pages
The smart grid and the interface between energy, ICT and the city
part |44 pages
Water, waste and urban retrofit
part |28 pages
Emerging themes in urban retrofit