ASCE EngineeringforSustainableCommunities 2017
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Engineering for Sustainable Communities – Principles and Practices
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| ASCE | 2017 | 491 |
Sponsored by the Committee on Sustainability of the American Society of Civil Engineers Engineering for Sustainable Communities: Principles and Practices is a comprehensive resource for sustainable engineering methods throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure projects and systems. As stewards of the nation’s infrastructure, civil engineers are called to lead and advocate for sustainable design, programs, and development. This book provides the tools to support engineers in this effort. Drawing on the expertise of more than 40 authors, this book is divided in to four topic areas. First, chapters define sustainability and give historical background on the roles played by civil engineers, infrastructure systems, and pioneering projects in making communities sustainable and resilient. Second, engineering principles and infrastructure-specific sustainable practices are examined in detail. Third, a collection of case studies focuses on sustainable engineering practices in real-world situations. These case studies cover buildings, transportation networks, water resources, urban development, and industrial facilities. Finally, the book includes additional resources, as well as looks at the positive and negative effects that infrastructure can have on sustainability. This resource will be valuable to all practicing civil engineers, as well as engineering faculty and students interested in planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of sustainable infrastructure projects and systems.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cover |
| 3 | Copyright |
| 4 | Dedication |
| 6 | Contents |
| 16 | Contributors |
| 20 | Preface |
| 28 | Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Introducing ASCE’s Strategic Initiatives |
| 31 | 1.2. Doing the Right Project |
| 32 | 1.3. Doing the Project Right |
| 33 | 1.4. Introducing the Book |
| 37 | 1.5. Applying the Concept of Sustainability |
| 38 | References |
| 40 | Chapter 2. Sustainability Defined Richard Wright, William Kelly, and Mikhail Chester 2.1. Introduction and Objectives |
| 41 | 2.2. Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line |
| 43 | 2.3. The Five Capitals and Other Sustainability Models |
| 49 | 2.4. Resilience and Sustainability |
| 51 | References |
| 54 | Chapter 3. Is Civilization Sustainable Richard Wright and William Kelly 3.1. Economic and Social Sustainability—The Human Development Index |
| 56 | 3.2. Environmental Sustainability—Biocapacity and Ecological Footprint |
| 57 | 3.3. Sustainability Quadrant—Where We Are and Trends |
| 59 | References |
| 60 | Chapter 4. Processes for Achieving a Sustainable Civilization |
| 62 | Richard Wright and William Kelly 4.1. UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 |
| 63 | 4.2. World Business Council for Sustainable Development Vision 2050 |
| 64 | 4.3. Infrastructure for a Sustainable Civilization |
| 66 | Appendix 4A. Details of Infrastructure-Related UN Sustainability Goals |
| 70 | References |
| 72 | Chapter 5. Role of the Built Environment, Including Sustainable Cities |
| 73 | Mark Gibbs, Gord Lovegrove, and Lionel Lemay 5.1. Needs of the Built Environment 5.2. Future Built Environments |
| 75 | References |
| 78 | Chapter 6. Role of the Civil Engineer |
| 79 | Dennis Randolph, Gord Lovegrove, Cody Briggs, Mark Gibbs, Stephen Fisher, Lionel Lemay, Alan Perks, and Ashvin A. Shah 6.1. Planners, Designers, Constructors, and Operators of the Built Environment |
| 80 | 6.2. Stewards of the Natural Environment and Its Resources |
| 81 | 6.3. Innovators and Integrators of Ideas and Technology |
| 82 | 6.4. Managers of Risk and Uncertainty Caused by Natural Events, Accidents, and Other Threats |
| 83 | 6.5. Leaders in Discussions and Decisions Shaping Public Environmental and Infrastructure Policy |
| 84 | 6.6. New Frame for the Costs of Sustainability |
| 85 | 6.7. Importance of a Global Approach |
| 86 | 6.8. New Ethics for Civil Engineers |
| 88 | References |
| 90 | Part 2: Civil Engineering Principles and Practices for Sustainability |
| 92 | Chapter 7. Economic Aspects |
| 94 | Diana Hasegan and Alan Perks 7.1. Lifecycle Cost Analysis Procedures |
| 101 | 7.2. Economics in Envision |
| 102 | 7.3. Advanced Topics in Assessment |
| 108 | References |
| 112 | Chapter 8. Environmental Aspects |
| 113 | Krishna Reddy, Lionel Lemay, Amlan Mukherjee, and Jeffrey Adams 8.1. Understanding the Greenhouse Effect |
| 114 | 8.2. Quantifying Environmental Emissions or Impacts |
| 120 | Summary References |
| 124 | Chapter 9. Social Aspects |
| 126 | William Kelly, Krishna Reddy, Gord Lovegrove, Stephen Fisher, Lionel Lemay, Cliff Davidson, and Bruce McDowell 9.1. Assessment Techniques |
| 129 | 9.2. Social Aspects in Planning and Design |
| 130 | 9.3. Research in and Resources for Social Aspects in Engineering |
| 133 | 9.4. Social Aspects in Envision |
| 135 | References |
| 138 | Chapter 10. Access and Mobility: Integrating Sustainable Transportation with the Built Environment |
| 140 | Dennis Randolph, Cris B. Liban, Gord Lovegrove, and Michelle R. Oswald Beiler 10.1. The Role of the Civil Engineer |
| 141 | 10.2. Our Task in the 21st Century |
| 142 | 10.3. The Automobile Mode |
| 144 | 10.4. The Pedestrian Mode |
| 145 | 10.5. The Nonmotorized or Bicycle Mode |
| 146 | 10.6. Public Transportation |
| 148 | 10.7. Special Needs |
| 149 | References |
| 152 | Chapter 11. Ecological Systems Diana Hasegan and Gord Lovegrove 11.1. Introduction to Ecology |
| 161 | 11.2. Causes of Ecosystem Degradation |
| 165 | 11.3. Impacts of Infrastructure and Human Activities on Ecosystems |
| 166 | 11.4. Major Impacts in the United States |
| 167 | 11.5. Major Global Impacts |
| 170 | 11.6. Habitat Protection |
| 171 | 11.7. Infrastructure Impact Mitigation |
| 174 | 11.8. Ecological Restoration |
| 179 | References |
| 182 | Chapter 12. Sustainable Land Use |
| 183 | Richard Wright 12.1. Land Use and Natural Resource Management |
| 184 | 12.2. Resource Assessment |
| 185 | 12.3. Evolving Perceptions of Sustainable Land Use |
| 186 | 12.4. Key Planning Movements and Lessons Learned |
| 192 | 12.5. Design Objectives |
| 199 | 12.6. Sustainability into Practice |
| 201 | References |
| 204 | Chapter 13. Community Participation |
| 205 | Frank Blechman, Cliff Davidson, and William Kelly 13.1. Understanding the Context of American Political Culture 13.2. Defining Stakeholders |
| 207 | 13.3. Understanding Differences among Stakeholders |
| 209 | 13.4. Recognizing the Pitfalls |
| 210 | 13.5. Involving Communities Effectively |
| 215 | 13.6. Coping with Change |
| 216 | 13.7. Getting Professional Help |
| 217 | 13.8. Learning from the Experience |
| 218 | 13.9. Understanding the Bottom Line |
| 220 | References Resources |
| 226 | Chapter 14. Project Management for Sustainable Infrastructure |
| 227 | William Kelly and Derek Chisholm 14.1. Sustainable Project Management Systems and Certifications |
| 229 | 14.2. System for Sustainable Project Management in Built-Environment Design and Construction |
| 234 | 14.3. Additional Success Factors for Sustainable Project Management |
| 240 | 14.4. Sustainable Project Management in Rating Systems |
| 241 | 14.5. Sustainable Project Management in Envision |
| 244 | References |
| 248 | Chapter 15. Waste Management: Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling of Materials and Components |
| 250 | Uta Krogmann, Cris B. Liban, Anand Puppala, and Krishna Reddy 15.1. Construction and Demolition Waste Quantities and Composition |
| 252 | 15.2. Regulatory Requirements |
| 253 | 15.3. Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling |
| 258 | 15.4. Case Studies |
| 259 | 15.5. Conclusions References |
| 262 | Chapter 16. Water Resources: Sustaining Quality and Quantity Karen Kabbes, Joseph Reichenberger, Cody Briggs, Cliff Davidson, and Alan Perks 16.1. The Unique Role of Water in Sustainability |
| 263 | 16.2. Water Quantity Issues |
| 267 | 16.3. The New Paradigm: Total Water Management and Resource Recovery |
| 268 | 16.4. Water Quality Issues |
| 271 | 16.5. Mitigation of Stormwater and Urbanization Impacts on Surface Waters through BMPs, LID, and Green Infrastructure |
| 272 | 16.6. Waterway Connectivity Issues and Strategies: Waterway System Connectivity for Aquatic Species |
| 274 | 16.7. Changing Hydrologic Record Issues |
| 277 | References |
| 280 | Chapter 17. Lighting, Noise and Vibration Control, and Air Quality |
| 281 | Gord Lovegrove 17.1. On-Road and Off-Road Lighting |
| 282 | 17.2. Pedestrian and Bicycle Lighting—On and Off Roads |
| 284 | 17.3. Noise and Vibration Control (Acoustics |
| 287 | 17.4. Air Quality |
| 291 | References |
| 294 | Chapter 18. Resilience |
| 296 | Mark Gibbs, Lionel Lemay, and Ted Vinson 18.1. Scales of Resilience |
| 297 | 18.2. Attributes of Resilience |
| 299 | 18.3. Resilience and Sustainability |
| 301 | 18.4. Application of Resilience |
| 303 | 18.5. The Role of Engineers |
| 305 | References |
| 308 | Chapter 19. Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change |
| 310 | Lionel Lemay, Krishna Reddy, Dennis Randolph, and Ashvin Shah 19.1. Climate Change and the Civil Engineer |
| 312 | 19.2. Climate Change Mitigation |
| 321 | 19.3. Lifecycle Benefits of Mitigation |
| 322 | 19.4. Climate Change Adaptation |
| 326 | 19.5. ASCE Study of Adaptation to a Changing Climate |
| 328 | 19.6. Summary |
| 329 | References |
| 332 | Chapter 20. Sustainable Project Rating Systems, Including Envision Derek Chisholm, Krishna Reddy, and Michelle R. Oswald Beiler 20.1. Foundations of Measuring Sustainability |
| 339 | 20.2. Sustainability Assessment Tools |
| 341 | 20.3. Envision Rating System |
| 347 | 20.4. Credentialing and Verification |
| 349 | References |
| 352 | Chapter 21. Rising above Routine Practice |
| 362 | Alan Perks Part 3: Case Studies |
| 364 | Chapter 22. Low-Impact Development for a High-Density Residential Development in Hong Kong |
| 365 | Edwin Fung 22.1. Technical Approach |
| 372 | 22.2. Conclusion |
| 374 | Chapter 23. Environmental Lifecycle Assessment of Public Transit in Los Angeles |
| 375 | Mikhail V. Chester and Cris B. Liban 23.1. Environmental Lifecycle Assessment of Transportation |
| 377 | 23.2. Lifecycle Assessment of Los Angeles METRO |
| 379 | 23.3. Lifecycle Assessment for Transit Planning |
| 380 | References |
| 382 | Chapter 24. Curitiba, Brazil: How Did Their Civil Engineers Do It? From a City of Slums to a Sustainability Leader in 30 Years |
| 383 | Gord Lovegrove 24.1. Context and Growing Pains 24.2. Strong, Inclusive, and Transparent Leadership |
| 384 | 24.3. Sense of Community and Social License 24.4. Promoted Environment |
| 385 | 24.5. Renewable Energy Sources and Reduced Emissions |
| 386 | 24.6. Net Zero Waste Management |
| 387 | 24.7. Economic Prosperity 24.8. Accessible, High-Capacity Transport System |
| 389 | 24.9. Integrated, Dense, and Complete Neighborhoods |
| 390 | References |
| 392 | Chapter 25. Saving the Rain in Onondaga County, New York |
| 397 | Carli Flynn and Cliff Davidson References |
| 398 | Chapter 26. Edmonton Waste Management Centre Roy Neehall and Bud Latta 26.1. Background |
| 399 | 26.2. Approach to Adopting Integrated Waste Management |
| 400 | 26.3. Edmonton Waste Management Centre |
| 404 | 26.4. System and Broader Community Integration |
| 407 | 26.5. Leveraging Success |
| 408 | Chapter 27. Cambridge’s Alewife Stormwater Wetland Emerson Olander and Catherine Daly Woodbury 27.1. Introduction |
| 410 | 27.2. Background 27.3. Planning and Stakeholders |
| 412 | 27.4. Project Features |
| 417 | 27.5. Results References |
| 418 | Chapter 28. Chari Chari Bridge,Omereque, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| 426 | Scott Snelling, Preston Vineyard, and Tom Cooper Chapter 29. The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh |
| 436 | Richard V. Piacentini, Adam Haas, and Jason Wirick Chapter 30. Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island |
| 438 | William Kelly 30.1. Restoration Progress |
| 440 | 30.2. Learning by Doing, Education, and Outreach |
| 441 | References |
| 444 | Chapter 31. Cerro Dominador Concentration Solar Plant |
| 445 | Cristina Contreras 31.1. Cerro Dominador Concentration Solar Plant: How It Works 31.2. Principles of Social Sustainability in the Project |
| 448 | 31.3. Ecological and Environmental Sustainability |
| 449 | 31.4. Conclusion References |
| 450 | Chapter 32. Redesign of I-75 in Cincinnati |
| 451 | Paul Ostergaard 32.1. Phase 1: “Talk to Me 32.2. Phase 2: Invite Everyone |
| 452 | 32.3. Phase 3: Generate Maps and Dots 32.4. Phase 4: Hold the Charrette |
| 453 | 32.5. Phase 5: Generate Multiple Alternatives 32.6. Phase 6: Make More Refinements |
| 454 | 32.7. Phase 7: Develop Trust 32.8. Conclusion |
| 456 | Part 4: Summary and Conclusions |
| 458 | Chapter 33. Summary and Conclusions |
| 462 | William Kelly, Barbara Luke, and Richard Wright References |
| 464 | Appendix 1. ASCE’s Policies and Programs for Sustainability and Resilience Richard Wright and William Kelly A.1. ASCE Policies for Sustainability and Resilience |
| 468 | A.2. Role of ASCE Committees in Sustainability and Resilience |
| 469 | A.3. The ASCE Sustainability Initiative |
| 471 | References |
| 474 | Index |
