Mitigating Climate Change through Green Buildings and Smart Growth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4142807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie-Annette Brown (0000-0003-3245-7948, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, corresponding author), Marilyn A Brown, Frank Southworth (0000-0002-9828-9302, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 653-675 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a38419 |
| OpenAlex | W2032864649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 15 |
Energy-efficient buildings are seen by climate change experts as one of the least-cost approaches to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. This paper summarizes a study carried out for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change that takes a broader look at the potential role of a climate-friendly built environment including not only considerations of how buildings are constructed and used, but also how they interface with the electric grid and where they are located in terms of urban densities and access to employment and services. In addition to summarizing mechanisms of change (barriers and drivers) the paper reviews a set of policies that could bring carbon emissions in the building sector in 2025 almost back to 2004 levels. By the middle of the century the combination of green buildings and smart growth could deliver the deeper reductions that many believe are needed to mitigate climate change
Architectural engineering · Business · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental resource management · Global warming · Greenhouse gas · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Energy Efficiency and Management · Engineering · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Science
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Green building aspects in Bangladesh
Climate protection and compact urban structures in spatial planning and local construction plans in Germany
Planning and prioritizing of energy retrofits for the cities of the future
Effects of urban land-use regulations on greenhouse gas emissions
Urban Growth and Climate Adaptation in Australia
Market potential for smart growth neighbourhoods in the USA
Mobile ‘green’ design knowledge
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Theorizing Energy Geographies
Compact Development without Transit
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Urban sustainability and the Leed rating system
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| Citations per year | 1.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |