Best practice in environment and sustainability

This page provides access to a wide array of best practice documents related to the natural environment and sustainability.


Please note that the opinions expressed in best practice publications appearing on this website are solely the opinions of the respective authors, and do not represent the views or advice of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

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Recovery and recycling of paper

Vast quantities of used paper are discarded every day despite the technology existing to recover and recycle the material. Throughout the world, a number of legislative and industry-led initiatives, aimed at value recovery from paper collected for recycling, have been introduced with a view to i....

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  • Last updated: 20 AUGUST 2012

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Planning and environmental protection: An introductory guide

The Institution of Civil Engineers recognises that every planning decision has a resource use implication of some kind. The more resource efficient the outcome can be, the better chance we have of achieving long term sustainability and best practice guidelines. As the environmental protection ag....

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Role of Cement Science in Sustainable Development

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.

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Advancing Best Value in the Built Environment - A Guide to Best Practice

This guide is a valuable foundation for building partnerships between councils and the construction industry. With its detailed look at Best Value in the built environment, I am sure this guide will be of great use to practitioners in the field. Used in combination with the imagination and visio....

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Role of concrete in sustainable development

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.

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Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels, 8th Edition (2 volume set)

For this new edition the system of increments of gradient have been modified to reduce the need for interpolation, now matching that of (Tables D). Continued from the Seventh edition are the results of new work on the assessment of roughness size in commercial pipes manufactured from materials c....

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  • Last updated: 17 AUGUST 2012

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Water

Environmental Impact Assessment Handbook: A Practical Guide for Planners, Developers and Communities

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a best practiceprocedure that ensures that the likely effects of new development on the environment are taken into account. The Institute of Civil Engineering recognises that EIA has become a crucial part of the development process, and, as such, an under....

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