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Sustainable communities and sustainable development : a review of the Sustainable Communities Plan [PDF]
, 2012 This report is based on 'Sustainable communities : building for the future' by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2003).'Sustainable communities : building for the future' was drawn up by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in order to tackle ...
Power, Ann
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 Reducing household energy use in social housing buildings can substantially contribute to mitigating global climate change. While municipalities and social housing corporations are willing to invest in sustainable renovations and innovations, social ...
Michèlle Bal +3 more
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The role of carbon metrics in supporting built-environment professionals
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Highlights Protecting the climate is an indispensable contribution to the conservation of the ecosystem. One approach is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be within planetary boundaries. The quantification, allocation, assessment and control of
Thomas Lützkendorf
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Stock take : delivering improvements in existing housing [PDF]
, 2012 The Sustainable Development Commission was commissioned by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to examine the potential for significantly improved resource efficiency in the existing housing stock.
Sustainable Development Commission
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Carbon metrics for cities: production and consumption implications for policies
Buildings & Cities, 2020 The estimated cities’ contribution to climate change varies depending on the methods chosen by a given city for compiling its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory.
Maria Balouktsi
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Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Housing [PDF]
Journal of Housing Research, 2011 This paper analyzed the differences between house buyers when valuing environmental characteristics associated with the house. The theoretical framework used is based on hedonic modeling, but the second stage is estimated by assuming a translog utility function.
Mandell, Svante, Wilhelmsson, Mats
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International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2023 Low- and middle-income groups face difficulties in homeownership because of the urbanisation and rising living standards, in which they rely heavily on the government’s housing provision.
Li Xuan Lai +2 more
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Estimation of Carrying Capacity with Emphasis on Water Resources Using Load and Load Carrier Method (Case Study: Tehran Province) [PDF]
محیط زیست و توسعه فرابخشی, 2022 Today, with the rapid growth of the economy and the development of urban communities, we are witnessing an intensification of the conflict between the resources used by humans.
Parisa Kooshki, Romina Sayahnia
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Housing Need and Housing Pressures in St Andrews [PDF]
, 2014 Funding: The St Andrews Preservation Trust, St Andrews Common Good Fund, University of St Andrews, anonymous donationsIn 2012 a group of local organisations resolved to promote a serious study of the housing situation in the town. To carry out this task,
Grant, Ian +4 more
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Gender Differences in Perceived Importance and Performance of Penang Island Attributes
SHS Web of Conferences, 2014 This paper examines the gender differences in perceived importance and performance of Penang Island attributes. The data was drawn from questionnaire survey of 801 international tourists who visited the island between August and November 2012.
Omar Shida Irwana +3 more
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