{"product_id":"building-sustainability-in-east-asia-9781119277002","title":"Building Sustainability in East Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuilding Sustainability in East Asia: Policy, Design and People\u003c\/i\u003eillustrates the holistic approaches and individual strategies to building sustainability that have been implemented in construction projects in Asia. Top-down and bottom-up approaches (from formulating policy to constructing individual buildings) are effective in terms of the sustainable development of cities, and this book covers both, illustrated with a range of case study developments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Preface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 On contexts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Why sustainability matters 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Why Asia matters 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Why buildings matter 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Root causes and solutions to the problem 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Eco‐city principles 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 Liveable spaces 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Dimensions of sustainable development 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Policy support 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 Green market and consumption 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3 Technology push 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Sustainability in practice 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1 History of green building in Asia 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2 Capacity building – green professionals 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3 Sustainable change for the green movement 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Organisation of the book 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Rapid urbanisation 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Asian urbanisation in context 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Demographic changes 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Global population trends 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Urban population growth 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 The challenge of an ageing population 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Economic changes 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Growth in GDP 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 Increased income 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 Consuming society 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Social changes 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1 Housing needs 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2 Employment needs 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 New growth model 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.1 Mega and compact cities 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.2 Green building markets 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Summary 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Urban environmental challenges 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Urban challenges in context 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Climate change challenges 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Vulnerability to extreme weather 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Global warming 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Urban environmental degradation 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1 Air pollution 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2 Energy depletion 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3 Waste generation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.4 Unhealthy urban environment 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Liveability degradation 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1 Urban heat Island 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.2 Ecological footprint 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Summary 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Quest for solutions 46\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 History of international collaborations and partnerships 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 C40 cities climate leadership group initiative 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Key issues 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Action plan on buildings 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 WEF partnership for future of urban development 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Regional integration 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Changes for solutions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.1 Re‐think of sustainable development framework 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.2 Issues of policy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.3 Issues of practice\/design 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.4 Issues of people 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Paradigm shift 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 On policy 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Policy framework 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Policy framework 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Policy priorities 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 The moving target 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Prioritisation of policy issues 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 The Asian way of change 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Policy instruments 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Regulations and standards “The Stick” 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Economic instruments “The Carrot and Stick” 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 Voluntary schemes instrument 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Institutional arrangements 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Hierarchy – who to lead 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Government coordination and authority 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Proposal for eco‐city implementation 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Summary 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Policy implementation 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 General approach 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Review of the regulations 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Building energy regulations 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Planning control for a better environment 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Market solutions 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1 Incentivising the market 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Market‐based approach 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1 Green building certification 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.2 Sustainability report and index 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Public‐private partnership (PPP) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Collaboration with private sector 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Capacity building 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.1 Demonstration projects and research and development 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.2 Education and training of green practitioners 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Summary 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 On design 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Sustainability transformation 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Green transformation of building industry 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Engaging stakeholders 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Empowering the practitioners 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Practice of building sustainability 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Definition of sustainable building 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Standardisation of practice 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Sustainable building in action 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.1 Life‐cycle consideration 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.2 Design stage – integrated design 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.3 Construction stage – sustainable materials 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.4 Operation stage – behavioural changes 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Building information modelling 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Summary 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Engineering solutions 124\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Design provisions for sustainable building 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Adaptation to climate change and resilient designs 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Extreme wind engineering 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Flood mitigation and prevention 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Seismic design 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.4 Fire engineering 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 High‐performance buildings 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Building physics analysis 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Energy appraisal 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.3 Indoor environment quality 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.4 Outdoor environment quality 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Design innovations 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.1 Outside building: High‐performance envelope 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.2 Inside building: Low energy and carbon designs 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Summary 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 De-carbonisation 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Building energy performance 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Low\/zero carbon design 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.1 Definition of zero carbon 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.2 Design strategy 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Renewable energy for urban developments and buildings 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.1 Solar energy 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.2 Wind energy 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.3 Bioenergy 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.4 Hydropower 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.5 Marine\/ocean energy 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.6 Geothermal energy 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 District‐wide de‐carbonisation 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Micro‐energy grid 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 District energy 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Towards a low‐carbon and smart city 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Summary 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 On people 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Space for people 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Urban context of Asia city 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 Liveability 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 A compact and vertical city 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 An undesirable building environment 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 The quest for a quality built environment 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.1 A novel planning framework for the environment 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.2 The urban climatic map 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.3 Air ventilation 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.4 Microclimate and landscape design integration 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Reducing the urban heat Island 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Street canyon effect – roadside air pollution 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Right of light 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Health and well‐being 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7.1 Natural ventilation 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7.2 Daylight for habitation 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7.3 Water quality 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Summary 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Community making 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Sustainable community 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Community‐based design 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 Cultural aspect (social) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 Placemaking (environment) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.3 Sustainable housing (economics) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Neighbourhood assessment 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 History of overseas schemes 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Definition of community\/neighbourhood 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.3 Assessment aspects\/categories 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Development of BEAM plus neighbourhood in Hong Kong 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.1 Landscape and ecology in built environment 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.2 Stakeholder engagement 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.3 The establishment of BEAM plus neighbourhood 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Summary 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Low carbon living 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Carbon footprint of urban living 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Behavioural changes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Changes in design culture 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Task lighting 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Thermal comfort 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3 Natural ventilation 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4 Green products 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.5 Smart metering 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Eco‐education 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Zero energy living experience 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Community centre 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Urban farming 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Living LOHAS 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.10 Summary 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5 Way forward 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Conclusions 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn contexts … 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn policy … 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn design …. 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn people …. 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWay forward …. 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 250\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default 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