This training resource has been designed to help all concerned with construction activities to follow environmentalbest practice.

The term green infrastructure can be used to describe the integrated aspects of the design and construction of a civil engineering project that deliver a strategically planned network of natural and manmade green land) and blue (water) spaces that sustain biodiversity and natural processes. Well....

This manual contains the CEEQUAL assessment questions and guidance for the assessment of civil engineering or public realm projects with a clearly defined project boundary and timescale. It must be read in conjunction with the separately-available CEEQUAL Scheme Description and Assessment Pro....

Green roofs and walls are widely used in many countries to provide a range of benefits for the built environment. Numerous studies have been carried out to monitor and assess the effectiveness of green roofs and green walls in the areas of biodiversity, stormwater management and climate change m....

This volume presents the proceedings of the symposia organised under the umbrella of Celebrating Concrete: People and Practice, an international meeting organised by the University of Dundee's Concrete Technology Unit.

The Institution of Civil Engineers presents this informative manual,which hasbeen designed to provide guidance on the principal issues surrounding the use of timber in coastal and river engineering. Primarily intended for practising engineers, this manual will also be a useful reference for stud....

The Institution of Civil Engineers presents Environmental Impact Assessment - A Guide to Procedures. This guide explains how EC requirements for environmental impact assessment have been incorporated into procedures in the UK.

This book presents the proceedings of the major international workshop that took place at the University of Dundee during March 2000. Papers are included by experts in the field of sustainable construction showing the latest developments in the processing and use of incinerator ash in the constr....

The Institute of Civil Engineers presents the Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering, whichdetails the different types of geosynthetics and their practical application for students and for practising engineers seeking efficient, cost-effective solutions to civil engineering problems.

The Institution of Civil Engineers presents Recycling and Reuse of Tyres. This bookdetails theproceedings of an International Symposium organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee,and brings together some of the world's leading experts in the field of used tyre recycling.

The Institution of Civil Engineers presents the second edition of the ICE Design and Practice Guide following the unprecedented success of the first edition published in 1994. Since the first edition, there has been a multitude of legislation on the environment and the adoption of many of the pr....

The Institutionof CivilEngineers presents thisestablished handbook, which offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the requirements of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in accordance with the latest UK regulations. Explaining the EIA process and legal procedures in a clear and straightf....

Winning and delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to become one of the UK's most compelling stories of the early twenty-first century. In just 7 years, a talented team of civil engineers and other professionals have transformed one of the most derelict and neglected site....

The necessity for adopting sustainable best practice guidelinesis becoming increasingly clear, and the recovery of maximum value from surplus glass cullet is a key component in this. The concrete construction industry can provide a number of alternative uses for cullet that can add value to this....

Contaminated land and the methods and legal controls governing its reclamation, for subsequent development and use, are of great concern, especially for best practice. Assessment and Reclamation of Contaminated Land provides a comprehensive collection of articles that cover a wide range of issue....