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.

chapter 1|15 pages

Introduction

part |123 pages

Setting the scene for urban retrofit

chapter 2|29 pages

Sustainable urban development to 2050

Complex transitions in the built environment of cities

chapter 6|15 pages

Locating urban retrofitting across three BRICS cities

Exploring the retrofit landscapes of São Paulo, Mumbai and Cape Town

part |67 pages

Energy and urban retrofit

part |28 pages

Emerging themes in urban retrofit

chapter 15|26 pages

Conclusions

Financing, managing and visioning the urban retrofit transition to 2050