Sustainable development has been characterised by an emphasis on environmental issues and an ad hoc approach to structuring the subject which hinders the development of knowledge in a systematic way. The built environment contributes significantly to the environment but is also one of the major fact
Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment
โ Scribed by P S Brandon; P L Lombardi
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 282
- Category
- Library
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