Environment, Construction and Sustainable Development (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

Wiley–Blackwell
Edition: 2 Volume Set, 2001-06-15
EAN 9780471813118, ISBN10: 0471813117
772 pages, 25.6 x 25.1 x 19.6 cm

This book offers a complete overview of the issues affecting the construction industry in the light of environmental concern and change. The two–volume set is divided into an analysis of the environmental issues and an analysis of engineering solutions.
∗ Wide–ranging, comprehensive, structured treatment of a vast subject
∗ The only book to cover both theory and practice across all relevant issues
∗ International coverage, with case studies from Europe, America, Asia and Africa

"it encapsulates current thinking within the civil engineering discipline on environmental impact mitigation." (Building Research & Information, Vol.30, No.2, 2002) 

"...It is an excellent introduction to the environmental impact of construction, written by people who can write with some authority..." (Civil Engineering, 4 November 2002)

..."It is an excellent introduction to the environmental impact of construction .... " (Civil Engineering, 23 June 2003)