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Your February Earthscan from Routledge eBulletin Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser | Add to safe senders Welcome to the February Earthscan from Routledge eBulletin. This month has seen the publication of a number of fantastic new titles, covering everything from transport policy, to coastal management, to energy demands. To see all new titles publishing in February click here. We are also pleased to announce that this month saw the publication of three new Earthscan from Routledge blog posts. John Webster, author of Animal Husbandry Regained, wrote a special post on the recent horsemeat scandal: Horse Burgers and Headless Chickens. You can find all of this month's, and more, blog posts on the Routledge website here or on our Facebook page here. Our new 2013 catalogs are now online! Click on the catalog jackets further down this email to browse all the latest publications publishing within your area of interest. February highlights... Order online and save 20% using code EN213 Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management By Paul Appleby Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management: • provides comprehensive guidance to those involved in the refurbishment and management of existing buildings on minimizing carbon emissions, water consumption and waste to landfill, along with enhancing the long term sustainability of a building • provides practical guidance on measures that can be used to improve the efficiency and sustainability of existing buildings • explores the relationship between the refurbishment of existing buildings, facility management and the wider community infrastructure • is illustrated throughout with case studies and examples of best practice Read more... Published 25th February 2013 by Routledge Hardback: 978-0-415-53109-2 Business Models for Renewable Energy in the Built Environment By Iea-Retd Business Models for Renewable Energy in the Built Environment: • provides insight to policy makers and market actors as to the ways that new and innovative business models (and/or policy measures) can stimulate the deployment of renewable energy technologies (RET) and energy efficiency (EE) measures in this field • was initiated and funded by the IEA Implementing Agreement for Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (IEA-RETD) • analyses ten business models in three categories, covering different types of energy service companies (ESCO's) • concludes with recommendations for policy makers and other market actors on how to encourage and accelerate built environment renewable energy technologies Read more... Published 18th February 2013 by Routledge Paperback: 978-0-415-63868-5 The Street A Quintessential Social Public Space By Vikas Mehta The Street: • shows us how ordinary public spaces can be planned and designed to become settings that support an array of social behaviors.  • systematically examines people's actions and perceptions, develops a comprehensive typology of social behaviors on the neighborhood commercial street and provides a thorough inquiry into the social dimensions of streets • shows that sociability is achieved by the relationships between the physical environment, the land uses, their management, and the places to which people assign special meanings - not a result of the physical environment alone Read more... Published 19th February 2013 by Routledge Hardback: 978-0-415-52710-1 Urban Energy Systems An Integrated Approach Edited by James Keirstead, Nilay Shah Energy demands of cities need to be met more sustainably. This book: • analyses the technical and social systems that satisfy these needs and asks how methods can be put into practice to achieve this • draws on analytical tools and case studies developed at Imperial College London to present state-of-the-art techniques for examining urban energy systems as integrated systems of technologies, resources, and people • is for students, researchers, planners, engineers, policymakers and all those looking to make a contribution to urban sustainability Read more... Published 26th February 2013 by Routledge Paperback: 978-0-415-52902-0 Complimentary Exam Copy Low-Carbon Land Transport Policy Handbook By Daniel Bongardt, Felix Creutzig, Hanna Hüging, Ko Sakamoto, Stefan Bakker, Sudhir Gota, Susanne Böhler-Baedeker Low-Carbon Land Transport: • is a practical guide for transport policymakers and planners to achieve low-carbon land transport systems • is based on wide ranging research and shows how policies can be bundled successfully and worked into urban transport decision-making and planning strategies • includes case studies from developed and developing countries, • outlines measures for reducing emissions, tailoring these to specific circumstances • highlights how greenhouse gas savings are measured, as well as success factors for implementing policies and measures in complex decision-making processes Read more... Published 15th February 2013 by Routledge Hardback: 978-1-84971-377-1 Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe Edited by Enzo Pranzini, Allan Williams This book: • provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe and a comparative analysis of erosion problems and solutions in each country  • discusses the natural and anthropogenic factors in the erosion process and in defence projects design and maintenance • pays particular attention to demographic and economic factors influencing coastal erosion in each country and to technical and administrative criteria influencing defence projects design • is lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout Read more... Published 26th February 2013 by Routledge Hardback: 978-1-84971-339-9 Forward to a friend Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Contact Us Are you an Editor, Managing Editor or Book Review Editor of a publication, website or blog? Email Charlotte Nixon to request your review copy of any of our Earthscan from Routledge books. You can also contact us via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Earthscan from Routledge Blog Posts Are you an Earthscan from Routledge author? We are pleased to announce that a new blog is currently under construction and would like to invite you to write a 600 word guest post following along with the themes of your book. If you would be interested in partaking, please do email Charlotte Nixon with your thoughts and/or initial drafts.  Meet our Authors Some of our authors are attending a variety of events in March. Ecobuild ExCel, London, UK 5-7 March 2013 Lubo Jankovic, author of Designing Zero Carbon Buildings, will be at our Ecobuild stand S1932 to sign copies on Tuesday 5th March from 2-3pm Paul Appleby, author of Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management, will be at our Ecobuild stand S1932 to sign copies on Wednesday 6th March from 2-4pm GreenCon  Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, USA 15 March 2013 Robert Fleming, author of Design Education for a Sustainable Future, will be a keynote speaker at this conference Sustainability events around the globe We will be attending a number of conferences in the coming weeks so if you are attending please don't forget to stop by, say hello and browse our great books. For a more detailed list of conferences visit our new conferences tab on the Energy and Environment and Sustainability homepages. Ecobuild ExCel, London 5-7 March 2013 For your free ticket, click on the banner at the end of this email. 2013: Applied Environmental Economics Conference The Royal Society, London, UK 15 March 2013 European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2013 University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 18-20 March 2013 SOLARCON China 2013 Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China 19-21 March 2013 Global Change and Biosphere Interactions Centenary Conference University of York, York, UK 8-9 April 2013 Greenbuild EXPO13 Machester Central, Manchester, UK 8-9 May 2013 33rd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA 13) Calgary Stampede BMO Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 13-16 May 2013 Win £150 / $240 Worth of Books Routledge / Taylor and Francis are offering the chance to win £150 / $240 worth of books for completing our five minute Publishing Survey. 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