Sustainable energy? A feasibility study for Eastside, Birmingham, UK

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 155-168

  Hunt, Dexter V L ^a   Jefferson, Ian ^a   Jankovic, Lubo ^b   Hunot, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GASES; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; URBAN PLANNING;

LOW-ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; SUSTAINABILITY QUARTER; URBAN REGENERATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33845310360     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2006.159.4.155     Document Type: Article

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