Sustainable heritage : merging environmental conservation and historic preservation /
Amalia Leifeste and Barry L. Stiefel.
- xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cultural relationships with nature, ecology, biodiversity, energy, and resource systems -- History and theory of heritage preservation -- History and theory of sustainable design -- Architecture and building design -- Integrating biodiversity into the built environment -- Fixing the shortcomings within community design, planning and policy -- Going with the flow: strategies for adapting buildings and structures for rising sea levels -- Vehicles as a microcosm of approaching built environment rehabilitation -- Conclusions on lessons from the past for the future.