Browse Books by Subject

Browse Built Environment books by subject from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.

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Recently Published Books

1. Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011

   By Davis Langdon

   With tender prices rising slightly, looking at price lists is not enough – you need SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK 2011 to get a competitive edge. SPON’S ARCHITECTS’ AND BUILDERS’ PRICE BOOK, compiled by Davis Langdon, provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant...

   Published September 7th 2010 by Spon Press
2. Energy efficiency in new and existing buildings

   Comparative costs and CO2 savings (FB 26)

   By Fiona MacKenzie

   This BRE Trust report considers the relative impact on UK CO2 savings targets of constructing new zero-carbon buildings compared to improving the energy efficiency of the existing stock, using existing data....

   Published September 7th 2010 by BRE Press
3. Responsible Corporate Strategy in Construction and Engineering

   "Doing the Right Thing?"

   By Martin Loosemore, Florence Phua

   The role that communities have to play in the evolution and implementation of an effective strategy is often overlooked, despite the fact that it is becoming increasingly important and complex. This book addresses how consulting and contracting firms in the construction and engineering industries...

   Published September 6th 2010 by Spon Press
4. Olympic Cities

   City Agendas, Planning, and the World’s Games, 1896 - 2016, 2nd Edition

   Edited by John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold

   Series: Planning, History and Environment Series

   The first edition of Olympic Cities provided the first full overview of the changing relationship between cities and the Olympic events since 1896. This substantially revised and enlarged edition builds on the success of its predecessor. Three years on, its coverage takes account of important new...

   Published September 5th 2010 by Routledge
5. In Pursuit of Sustainable Development

   New governance practices at the sub-national level in Europe

   Edited by Susan Baker, Katarina Eckerberg

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   The book explores how implementation strategies engage sub-national, regional and local actors in the promotion of sustainable development. Following the obligations incurred at the Rio Earth Summit and the related UNCED process, European states began to produce sustainable development strategies...

   Published September 5th 2010 by Routledge
6. Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning

   Knowledge and policy development in an enlarged EU

   Edited by Neil Adams, Giancarlo Cotella, Richard Nunes

   Series: Regions and Cities

   This book examines some of the evolving challenges faced by EU regional policy in light of enlargement and to assess some of the approaches and trends in terms of territorial development policy and practice that are emerging out of this process. Focusing on the experiences on Central and Eastern...

   Published August 30th 2010 by Routledge
7. Built from Below: British Architecture and the Vernacular

   Edited by Peter Guillery

   This book extends the concept of British vernacular architecture beyond its traditional base of pre-modern domestic and industrial architecture to embrace other buildings such as places of worship, villas, hospitals, suburban semis and post-war mass housing. Engaging with wider issues of social and...

   Published August 26th 2010 by Routledge
8. Management & Strategies for Energy Professionals Reference Library CD

   By Christopher Russell, John M. Studebaker, Stephen A. Roosa, Arun G. Jhaveri, John Eggink

   Published August 25th 2010 by Fairmont Press
9. New Directions in Sustainable Design

   Edited by Adrian Parr, Michael Zaretsky

   Recently there has been a plethora of work published on the topic of sustainability, much of which is purely theoretical or technical in its approach. More often than not these books fail to introduce readers to the larger challenge of what thinking sustainably might entail. This book brings...

   Published August 22nd 2010 by Routledge
10. Spatial Planning and Climate Change

    By Elizabeth Wilson, Jake Piper

    Series: Natural and Built Environment Series

    Spatial planning has a vital role to play in the move to a low carbon energy future and in adapting to climate change. To do this, spatial planning must develop and implement new approaches. Wilson and Piper explore a wide range of issues in this comprehensive book on the relationship between our...

    Published August 18th 2010 by Routledge