List of Contributors xi Biographies xv Foreword xxi Preface xxiii Reviews xxv 1 Introduction 1 Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon 1.1 The Future (or 'Tomorrow's World') of Cities 4 1.2 The Structure of the Book 7 1.2.1 Part One: Governance and Dynamics of Urban Retrofit 7 1.2.2 Part Two: Modelling Urban Transitions and Pathways 10 1.2.3 Part Three: Steering and Navigating Sustainable Urban Transitions 11 1.2.4 Part Four: Overview of Key Themes from the Book 14 References 14 Part I Governance ...
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List of Contributors xi Biographies xv Foreword xxi Preface xxiii Reviews xxv 1 Introduction 1 Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon 1.1 The Future (or 'Tomorrow's World') of Cities 4 1.2 The Structure of the Book 7 1.2.1 Part One: Governance and Dynamics of Urban Retrofit 7 1.2.2 Part Two: Modelling Urban Transitions and Pathways 10 1.2.3 Part Three: Steering and Navigating Sustainable Urban Transitions 11 1.2.4 Part Four: Overview of Key Themes from the Book 14 References 14 Part I Governance and Dynamics of Urban Retrofit 17 2 Community Housing Retrofit in the UK and the Civics of Energy Consumption 19 Andrew Karvonen 2.1 Challenges to Systemic Housing Retrofit 20 2.2 Community and Low?]Carbon Futures 21 2.3 Community Housing Retrofit 22 2.3.1 Community as Local Governance Strategy 23 2.3.2 Community as Identity 23 2.3.3 Community as Learning Network 24 2.3.4 Community as Ethical Commitment 25 2.4 Community Housing Retrofit and the Civics of Low?]carbon Transitions 26 2.5 Conclusions 27 References 28 3 'City?]wide or City?]blind'? An Analysis of Retrofit Practices in the UK Commercial Property Sector 33 Tim Dixon 3.1 Introduction 34 3.2 UK Commercial Property: Nature and Characteristics of Commercial Property 36 3.3 What Conceptual Frameworks Can We Use to Understand Commercial Property Retrofitting? 37 3.4 Research Findings 40 3.4.1 'Who'? - The Main Stakeholders in the Commercial Property Retrofit Regime and the Nature of the Regime 40 3.4.2 'What'? - Retrofit Defined and the Key Technologies Being Used 41 3.4.3 'Why'? - The Key Drivers and Barriers 42 3.4.4 'How'? - Institutional Frameworks, Legislation and Monitoring/Standards 45 3.5 Conclusions and Discussion 46 Acknowledgements 48 References 48 4 Performance Gap in 'Deep' Retrofit of Housing: Issues at the Design and Construction Interface 53 Will Swan, Niloufar Bayat and Graeme Sheriff 4.1 Introduction 53 4.2 Defining the Performance Gap 55 4.3 Methodology - Expert Interviews 56 4.4 Findings 58 4.4.1 Theme 1 - Understanding and Skills 58 4.4.2 Theme 2 - Working Practices 60 4.4.3 Theme 3 - Hard to Treat 62 4.5 Conclusions 63 References 64 5 Transforming the Commercial Property Market in Australians Cities: Contemporary Practices and the Future Potential in Green Roof Retrofit 69 Sara J. Wilkinson, Paul van der Kallen, Allan Teale and Hera Antoniades 5.1 Introduction 69 5.2 Green Roofs Defined 70 5.3 Retrofit Issues in Commercial Stock in Australian Cities 72 5.4 Drivers for Green Roofs 73 5.5 Transformation of the Commercial Property Stock 75 5.6 Valuation Issues 76 5.7 Retrofitting Investment to Date 78 5.8 Taxation Considerations 79 5.9 Contemporary Practices 80 5.9.1 Green Roof Retrofit in Commercial Stock - Case Studies from Melbourne and Sydney 80 5.10 Future Potential in Green Roof Retrofit 85 5.11 Conclusions 86 Acknowledgements 87 References 87 Part II Modelling Urban Transitions and Pathways 91 6 Modelling Residential Retrofit: Insights on the Effect of Regional Characteristics for the Cardiff City Region 93 Malcolm Eames, Simon Lannon, Miriam Hunt and Aliki Georgakaki 6.1 Introduction 93 6.2 Context 94 6.2.1 Role of Local Government 94 6.2.2 Cardiff Domestic Stock: History and Legacy 95 6.3 Methodology 96 6.4 Results 101 6.4.1 Wall Insulation 104 6.4.2 Loft Insulation 104 6.4.3 Glazing 105 6.5 Conclusions 106 Acknowledgements 106 References 106 7 Weatherproofing Urban Social Housing for a Changing Climate Through Retrofitting: A Holistic Approach 109 Anna Mavrogianni, Jonathon Taylor, Michael Davies and John Kolm?]Murray 7.1 Scope 109 7.2 The UK Housing Retrofit Challenge and Potential Unintended Consequences 110 7.3 Challenges and Opportunities for Social Housing Retrofit 110 7.4 The Building Envelope as a Climate Modifier 111 7.5 The Role of Seasonal Health Policy 112 7.6 South Islington: A Case Study 113 7.6.1 Climate Risk Awareness and Behaviour 113 7.6.
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