Author : Christoph Sinn,John Perry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131750544
Housing, the Environment, and Our Changing Climate by Christoph Sinn,John Perry Pdf
The climate is changing, and this book aims to capture both ways in which this is true. First, the global warming which is taking place, as our atmosphere is forced to absorb ever more man-made carbon dioxide, is now an indisputable reality. It is not too late to prevent the worst effects of such climate change, but in any event it will have a profound impact on the way we live and the kinds of houses we need. Second, the climate is changing - albeit slowly - in terms of the response by the housing world to the challenge of global warming. Government has instigated a radical approach to environmental standards for new housing, but has arguably been slower to realise the urgency of action to tackle poor environmental standards in the existing housing stock. This completely new version of the earlier book Housing and the Environment - A new agenda concentrates on the linked issues of climate change, fuel shortages and fuel poverty.