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While it is virtually impossible to turn the tide back to lowdensity rural habitats, living in sustainable built environments has become one of the most critical agendas in many urban cities. Cover for handbook of green building design and construction. Greening the built environment directly engaging with stakeholders can help cities implement strategies to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Buy greening the built environment 1 by maf smith, john whitelegg, nick j. The introduction sets the scene for the book and explains a new paradigm for the built environment.
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