About the Author Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Global and Built Environment Climate Fundamentals
Climate Fundamentals
International Legislations, Agreements, Frameworks, Roadmaps and Plans for Action
Risks and Opportunities in a Net Zero Economy
Sustainable Urbanism, Architecture and Engineering
Built Environment Policy, Legislation, Regulations, Commitments, Frameworks, Benchmarks and Construction Industry Guidance
2. Sustainable Outcomes and Common ThreadsOutcome-based Briefing, Design, Delivery and Management of the Built Environment Retrofit (Adaptation and Reuse)
Planning for (Climate) Extremes, Disaster Risk, Resilience/Robustness, Redundancy and Adaptation
Climate Justice, Equitable and Inclusive Design
Procurement, Process, Life Cycle Costing, Research and Innovation
3. Human FactorsHealth, Wellbeing and Comfort
Biophilic and Sensory Design
User Experience Design and Occupant Behaviour
Communities, Interconnectivity and Inclusion
Social Value
4. Circular EconomyResource Efficiency, Sufficiency and Geographic Implications
Designing for Change (Flexibility and Adaptability) and Regeneration
Waste as a 'Resource'
Environmental and Health Impacts of Materials and Waste
Responsible and Ethical Sourcing
5. Energy and CarbonPassive Design
Active Design: Environmental Systems and Technologies
Whole Life Carbon Impacts (for Retrofit and New Build)
Offsetting and Carbon/Offset Credits
Iterative and Integrated Design and Delivery Process
6. WaterWater Cycles, Sources, Stresses, Quality and Management
Water Recycling and Reuse
Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Management and Sustainable Urban Drainage
Water Pollution on Land and in Aquatic Habitats
Impacts of Climate Change (Water-related Hazards and Disasters)
7. Ecology and BiodiversityBiodiversity and Net Gain
Nature-based Solutions
Land Use and Urban Density
Bioregional Planning and Biophilic Urbanism
Sustainable Food Production and Urban Food Systems
8. Connectivity and TransportSite Selection, Location and Urban Ecosystems
Compact Development and Walkability
Regional and Local Infrastructure and Planning
Low Carbon Transport and Multimodal Transportation Networks
Planning for Future of Transportation
Mina Hasman is a practising architect, an environmental engineer, and a strong advocate for addressing climate change. She challenges the norms and contributes to the wider climate change, sustainability, wellbeing, and equity debate, as well as actions in her role as the Sustainability Lead at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, a subject matter expert at numerous international organisations and as a tutor at various academic institutions.
Passionate about education, collaboration and co-creation, Hasman is the founder of the global, transdisciplinary initiative, the Climate Framework, whose mission is to upskill and build collective capacity, across the built environment sector and related academia, for climate action. The taxonomy of the Framework was officially adopted by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2020, to formulate their 'Climate Literacy Knowledge Schedule', which this book is structured around.
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