Sustainability assessments of buildings, communities, and cities

Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 497-545

  Berardi, Umberto ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Built environment; Communities; Rating systems; Sustainability assessment; Sustainable cities; Triple bottom line; Urban efficiency; Urban resilience; Urban sustainability; Urban tools

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; RATING;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; RATING SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE CITIES; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE; URBAN RESILIENCE; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84944392252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-799968-5.00015-4     Document Type: Chapter

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