1: Environmental accountability: users, buildings and energy; 2: Environmental auditing and the built environment; 3: Human use of renewable energy to improve the global environment in the post-Brundtland era; 4: The greenhouse effect and future urban development; 5: Urban design, transportation and greenhouse *; 6: Sustainable development, energy policy issues and greenhouse; 7: Energy and architectural form; 8: Environmentally benign architecture: beyond passive; 9: Energy efficiency and the non-residential building sector; 10: Principles of energy efficient residential design; 11: Technological options and sustainable energy welfare; 12: Materials selection and energy efficiency

The role of the built environment on global warming is seen to be of increasing relevance. In this book, contributors of international repute offer a wide perspectivet on the subject. This new paperback edition offers insights and techniques regarding design and management of buildings and urban settlement and discusses the issues of accountability and responsibility.