Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050

Tim Dixon is Professor of Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment, School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading, UK. John Connaughton is Professor of Sustainable Construction and Head of Construction Management and Engineering, School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading, UK. Stuart Green is Professor of Construction Management, School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading, UK.

• List of Contributors ixNote on Contributors xForeword xivPreface xviiAcknowledgements xixBook Endorsements xx1 Introduction: Foresight and Futures Studies in Construction and Development 1Tim Dixon, John Connaughton and Stuart GreenPart 1 Sustainability and the Built Environment 252 Climate Change, Resilience and the Built Environment 27Janet F. Barlow, Li Shao and Stefan Thor Smith3 Sustainability in Real Estate Markets 50Jorn van de Wetering4 From the ‘Sustainable Community’ to Prosperous People and Places: Inclusive Change in the Built Environment 72Saffron Woodcraft and Constance Smith5 Smart and Sustainable?: The Future of ‘Future Cities’ 94Tim Dixon6 Sustainable Infrastructure 117Martino Tran, Jim Hall, Robert Nicholls, Adrian J. Hickford, Modassar Chaudry and Geoff Watson7 Sustainable Design of the Built Environment 137Lorraine FarrellyPart 2 Changing Professional Practice 1558 Planning for Sustainability: Reflections on a Necessary Activity 157Joe Doak and Gavin Parker9 Sustainable Construction: Contested Knowledge and the Decline of Professionalism 172Stuart Green10 Sustainable Procurement 194John Connaughton and Will Hughes11 Social Media in the Built Environment 223Bob ThompsonPart 3 Provocations about the Future: Practitioners’ Viewpoints 24912 Sustainability through Collaboration and Skills Development 251Andy Ford and Aaron Gillich13 Built Environment Professionals as Sustainability Advocates 270Gerard HealeyPart 4 Transformative Technologies and Innovation 28514 Energy Interactions: The Growing Interplay between Buildings and Energy Networks 287Phil Coker and Jacopo Torriti15 Sustained Innovation Uptake in Construction 310Graeme D. Larsen16 Humanising the Digital: A Cautionary View of the Future 325Ian J. EwartPart 5 Conclusions and Common Themes 33717 Understanding and Shaping Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050 339Tim Dixon, John Connaughton and Stuart GreenIndex 365