Cet ouvrage analyse les incidences environnementales du secteur du bâtiment et les politiques actuelles qui visent à les atténuer. Ces questions sont étudiées sous l’angle de la réduction des émissions de CO2, de la réduction maximale des déchets de construction et de démolition, et...

Building is an important but poorly explored part of sustainable development. The building sector has major impacts not only on economic and social life, but also on the natural and built environment. Various building activities, such as the design, construction, use, refurbishment and...

Buildings are the largest energy consuming sector in the world, and account for over one-third of total final energy consumption and an equally important source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Achieving significant energy and emissions reduction in the buildings sector is a challenging but...

This report assesses the state of Armenia’s sanitation services, which are in poor shape, and proposes ways forward for reforming the sector by: ensuring equitable access by all and identifying solutions that work for the poorest and most remote communities; generating economies of scale and...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of household consumption patterns in five key areas: food, tourism-related travel, energy, water and waste generation. It brings together the various elements of household consumption that are necessary to better understand consumption trends and to...

Making consumption patterns sustainable is a prerequisite to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, it is time to ask: are OECD countries moving towards sustainable consumption? What are the best policy options to effectively promote...

L’énergie nucléaire est une technologie complexe au passé controversé et qui suscite des interrogations. Dans le même temps, elle peut nous apporter des bienfaits considérables. Pour pouvoir apprécier les perspectives d’avenir de cette technologie, le public souhaite être éclairé...