Decarbonising cities: How can we design city precincts to maximise their potential in reducing carbon emissions?

This thesis looks at how to define and measure low carbon in urban development projects at the precinct level, including operational, embedded and transport energy in buildings, materials and infrastructure. It uses a precinct scale model to assess low carbon design and technology options for three...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beattie, Colin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/224