Housing and sustainability: Demolition or refurbishment?

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 205-216

  Power, A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demolition; Reclamation ; Rehabilitation; Renovation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOLITION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CARBON EMISSIONS; ENERGY USE; NEW CONSTRUCTIONS; REDUCED ENERGY; RENOVATION; SOCIAL NEEDS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING; CARBON EMISSION; DEMOLITION; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551597257     PISSN: 17550793     EISSN: 17550807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/udap.2010.163.4.205     Document Type: Article

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