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Subject(s)

• Environmental engineering [Browse]
• Sustainable engineering [Browse]
• Environmental management [Browse]
• Sustainable development—Case studies [Browse]

Editor

• Luke, Barbara [Browse]
• Luke, Barbara [Browse]
• Wright, Richard N. [Browse]
• Wright, Richard N. [Browse]

Series

Manuals of Practice

Summary note

Sponsored by the Committee on Sustainability of the American Society of Civil EngineersEngineering for Sustainable Communities: Principles and Practices is a comprehensive resource for sustainable engineering methods throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure projects and systems. As stewards of the nation’s infrastructure, civil engineers are called to lead and advocate for sustainable design, programs, and development. This book provides the tools to support engineers in this effort. Drawing on the expertise of more than 40 authors, this book is divided in to four topic areas. First, chapters define sustainability and give historical background on the roles played by civil engineers, infrastructure systems, and pioneering projects in making communities sustainable and resilient. Second, engineering principles and infrastructure-specific sustainable practices are examined in detail. Third, a collection of case studies focuses on sustainable engineering practices in real-world situations. These case studies cover buildings, transportation networks, water resources, urban development, and industrial facilities. Finally, the book includes additional resources, as well as looks at the positive and negative effects that infrastructure can have on sustainability. This resource will be valuable to all practicing civil engineers, as well as engineering faculty and students interested in planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of sustainable infrastructure projects and systems.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Source of description

Print version record.

Contents

Part 1: Achieving and Maintaining a Sustainable Civilization; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sustainability Defined; Chapter 3: Is Civilization Sustainable?; Chapter 4: Processes for Achieving a Sustainable Civilization; Chapter 5: Role of the Built Environment, Including Sustainable Cities; Chapter 6: Role of the Civil Engineer; Part 2: Civil Engineering Principles and Practices for Sustainability; Chapter 7: Economic Aspects; Chapter 8: Environmental Aspects; Chapter 9: Social Aspects; Chapter 10: Access and Mobility: Integrating Sustainable Transportation with the Built Environment; Chapter 11: Ecological Systems; Chapter 12: Sustainable Land Use; Chapter 13: Community Participation; Chapter 14: Project Management for Sustainable Infrastructure; Chapter 15: Waste Management: Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling of Materials and Components; Chapter 16: Water Resources: Sustaining Quality and Quantity; Chapter 17: Lighting, Noise and Vibration Control, and Air Quality; Chapter 18: Resilience; Chapter 19: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change; Chapter 20: Sustainable Project Rating Systems, Including Envision; Chapter 21: Rising above Routine Practice; Part 3: Case Studies; Chapter 22: Low-Impact Development for a High-Density Residential Development in Hong Kong; Chapter 23: Environmental Lifecycle Assessment of Public Transit in Los Angeles; Chapter 24: Curitiba, Brazil: How Did Their Civil Engineers Do It? From a City of Slums to a Sustainability Leader in 30 Years; Chapter 25: Saving the Rain in Onondaga County, New York; Chapter 26: Edmonton Waste Management Centre; Chapter 27: Cambridge’s Alewife Stormwater Wetland; Chapter 28: Chari Chari Bridge, Omereque, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Chapter 29: The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh; Chapter 30: Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island; Chapter 31: Cerro Dominador Concentration Solar Plant; Chapter 32: Redesign of I-75 in Cincinnati; Part 4: Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 33: Summary and Conclusions; Appendix 1: ASCE’s Policies and Programs for Sustainability and Resilience; Index

ISBN

• 1-5231-1680-3
• 0-7844-8075-3

OCLC

1013825379

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