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035 _a(Sirsi) u142404
041 0 _aeng
050 0 4 _a333.72 $2 18
100 1 _aDowden, Malcolm
245 0 0 _aClimate change and sustainable development
_blaw, policy and practice
260 _aLondon
_bEstatesGazette
_c2008
300 _aix, 266p.
_c22cm.
505 2 _aLaw, police and practice -- The existing legal framework -- Litigation risks -- Energy Performance Certificates -- Carbon trading and offset -- Adapting to climate change -- The case for adaptation -- What is a 'green building'? -- Responding to climate change -- Bringing together mitigation and adaptation
520 _aExamines the current legal framework aimed at managing climate change. Explains how best to meet these legal requirements and avoid litigation. Considers issues of climate change mitigation, including Energy Performance Certificates and carbon trading and offsetting. Considers methods of adapting to the changing climate and circumstances, including designing and building green buildings, zero carbon buildings and managing flood risk. Addresses issues of regeneration and sustainable development. Aimed at planners, architects, valuers, legal professionals and scientists.
521 2 _aAdvanced
590 _aKA
650 2 4 _aENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-SUSTAINABILITY-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
942 _n0
999 _c107879
_d107879