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Human settlements in the Arctic : an account of the ECE Symposium on Human Settlements Planning and Development in the Arctic, Godtha b, Greenland, 18-25 August 1978.

Proceedings of a symposium which examined all aspects of community planning in arctic regions from government policies to specific problems associated with the construction process in cold climates.

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Corporate Authors: ECE Symposium on Human Settlements Planning and Development in the Arctic Godthaab, Greenland; Elsevier Science & Technology; United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe
Published: Published for the United Nations by Pergamon Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford ; New York :
Publication Dates: 1980.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
City planning > Arctic regions > Congresses
Regional planning > Arctic regions > Congresses
Urbanisme > Arctique > Congre s
E tablissements humains > Arctique > Congre s
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services
City planning
Regional planning
Nederzettingen
Planning
Kongress
Siedlungsplanung
Arctic Regions
Arktis
Human settlements > Social planning Arctic. Conference proceedings
Electronic books
Conference papers and proceedings
Godtha b 1978
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080234489
Summary: Proceedings of a symposium which examined all aspects of community planning in arctic regions from government policies to specific problems associated with the construction process in cold climates.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (viii, 125 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9780080234489
0080234488
9781483161396
1483161390
Index Number: HT169
CLC: TU984-532
Contents: Front Cover; Human Settlements in the Arctic; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; THE ARCTIC: A NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY; Part I:; INTRODUCTION; ADDRESS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK; INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE; PART II:; Chapter 1. HUMAN SETTLEMENT OBJECTIVES IN THE ARCTIC; Alaska; Canada; Greenland; Scandinavia; USSR; Chapter 2. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE; Community Planning in relation to Economic Development; Transportation: the basis of arctic community planning; Carmunications.
FireWater supply; Water and Sanitation Service Levels in the Northwest Territories, Canada; Sewerage and other waste disposal; Electricity supply; Heating Systems; Utilidors; Overall layout; Chapter 3. THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING AND OTHER BUILDINGS; Prefabrication; Permafrost; Insulation, Ventilation and Humidity Control; Heating Systems; Behavioural aspects and public participation in housing design and improvement; The Cost of Arctic Construction; PART III:; Chapter 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; SUBJECT A: PHYSICAL PLANNING AND LAYOUT OF SETTLEMENTS.
Subject b: programming, design and construction of engineering infrastructure facilitiessubject c: programming, design and construction of housing and related social service facilities; note on documentation; list of participants.

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