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The implications of urban sustainability
This paper critically reviews current construction industry practice in environmental assessment, identifying gaps and shortcomings in current approaches when viewed from the wider perspective of sustainable development. Lack of common understanding is a significant problem. A number of blueprints for a more sustainable lifestyle which have merged from the business and manufacturing sectors such as 'natural step' and the 'service economy' are explored in order to identify changes that will be expected in the practice and procedures of the construction industry. This presents a considerable challenge, as the questions presented by the need to assess and create more sustainable buildings and cities require wider horizons, much greater resource efficiency and effective participation in decision making. Cet expose examine de facon critique les usages courants de l'industrie du batiment en matiere d'estimation ecologique, en identifiant les lacunes et imperfections des approches actuelles, vues selon la perspective plus vaste de viabilite d'amenagement. L'absence d'un discernement commun constitue un serieux probleme. Un certain nombre de photocalques illustrant un style de vie plus viable et provenant des secteurs commercial et industriel, sur des sujets tels que 'Demarche Naturell' et 'Economie de Service', sont explores, afin d'identifier les variations susceptibles d'apparaitre dans la pratique et dans les procedes de l'industrie du batiment. Cela constitue un defi considerable, car les questions suscitees par la necessite d'estimer et de creer des batiments et villes plus viables requierent de plus vastes horizons, une efficacite des ressources beaucoup plus grande et une participation effective a la prise de decisions.
The implications of urban sustainability
This paper critically reviews current construction industry practice in environmental assessment, identifying gaps and shortcomings in current approaches when viewed from the wider perspective of sustainable development. Lack of common understanding is a significant problem. A number of blueprints for a more sustainable lifestyle which have merged from the business and manufacturing sectors such as 'natural step' and the 'service economy' are explored in order to identify changes that will be expected in the practice and procedures of the construction industry. This presents a considerable challenge, as the questions presented by the need to assess and create more sustainable buildings and cities require wider horizons, much greater resource efficiency and effective participation in decision making. Cet expose examine de facon critique les usages courants de l'industrie du batiment en matiere d'estimation ecologique, en identifiant les lacunes et imperfections des approches actuelles, vues selon la perspective plus vaste de viabilite d'amenagement. L'absence d'un discernement commun constitue un serieux probleme. Un certain nombre de photocalques illustrant un style de vie plus viable et provenant des secteurs commercial et industriel, sur des sujets tels que 'Demarche Naturell' et 'Economie de Service', sont explores, afin d'identifier les variations susceptibles d'apparaitre dans la pratique et dans les procedes de l'industrie du batiment. Cela constitue un defi considerable, car les questions suscitees par la necessite d'estimer et de creer des batiments et villes plus viables requierent de plus vastes horizons, une efficacite des ressources beaucoup plus grande et une participation effective a la prise de decisions.
The implications of urban sustainability
Curwell, Steve (author) / Cooper, Ian (author)
Building Research & Information ; 26 ; 17-28
1998-01-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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