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008			030702n2003 000 0 eng u
020			_a0750654643
035			_a(Sirsi) u122874
041			_aeng
050			_a711.1 _c18
100			_aPitts, Adrian
245			_aPlanning and design strategies for sustainability and profit _bpragmatic sustainable design on building and urban scales
260			_aOxford _bArchitectural Press _c2003
300			_axi, 244p. _c25cm
350			_a29.99
520			_aA practical guide which demonstrates how sustainability has been developed to provide tangible benefits, as an economically viable and profitable option, not only to the environment but also to users and designers. Explains how to create profit from sustainable design and planning of the built environment. Advises on how theories of sustainability, with examples of good practice and guidelines for future developments, can be applied in actual projects, drawing on case studies from Europe, north America and Australia. Identifies the problems which demand that a holistic approach to sustainability be taken and provides a range of solutions and techniques that can be applied.
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DESIGN
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
650			_aSUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
650			_aPLANNING POLICY
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
650			_aENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
650			_aPROFITABILITY
650			_aURBAN DESIGN
650			_aURBAN PLANNING
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
942			_n0
999			_c102951 _d102951