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Housing affordability, urban development and climate change responses are great challenges that are intertwined, yet the conceptual and policy links between them remain under-developed. Housing Sustainability in Low Carbon Cities addresses this gap by developing an interdisciplinary approach to urba...
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Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge equity, justice and the sustainable city series
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| Summary: |
Housing affordability, urban development and climate change responses are great challenges that are intertwined, yet the conceptual and policy links between them remain under-developed. Housing Sustainability in Low Carbon Cities addresses this gap by developing an interdisciplinary approach to urban decarbonisation, drawing upon more established, yet quite distinctive, fields of built environment policy and design, housing, and studies of social and economic change. Through this approach, policy and practices of housing affordability, equity, energy efficiency, resilience and renewables are |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138698345 (paperback) : 1138698342 (paperback) 9781138698338 (hardback) 1138698334 (hardback) 9781315519371 1315519372 |
| Index Number: | TH4860 |
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P467-01 TU241.91-01 |
| Call Number: | TU241.91-01/H815 |
| Contents: | Introduction : housing sustainability in low carbon cities -- Part I. Perspectives, policies and transitions. Boundaries and blind spots : measurement and assessment -- Perspectives on housing sustainability in low carbon cities -- Policy settings and approaches -- Transitions to housing sustainability in low carbon cities -- Part II. Dynamics of housing sustainability. Housing production and practice -- Households, consumption and carbon -- Lifetime affordable housing in an era of carbon restraint -- Home improvements : low carbon retrofit and renovation -- Part III. Governance of housing s |