1st Edition
Climate and Biodiversity in Infrastructure
Preface
Acknowledgements
Book Credits
Part A: Sustainable Infrastructure and the Climate-Biodiversity Crisis
Industry perspectives
Chapter 1: Urgency for Climate and Biodiversity Action
Chapter 2: Need for Integration
Part B: Framing Climate and Biodiversity Action in Infrastructure Projects
Industry perspectives
Chapter 3: General Framework
Chapter 4: Climate Action Criteria
Chapter 5: Biodiversity Action Criteria
Chapter 6: Integrated Climate-Biodiversity Action Criteria
Part C: Connecting the Criteria with Sustainable Project Strategies
Chapter 7: Methodology for Project Analysis
Chapter 8: Climate-Biodiversity Action in a Transit Project
Chapter 9: Climate-Biodiversity Action in a Wind Energy Project
Bibliography and Sources
Image Credits
Research Team
Contributors
Index
Biography
Spiro N. Pollalis is Professor of Design, Technology, and Management, Emeritus at the Harvard Design School, USA. He was the founder and Director of the Zofnass Program for the Sustainability of Infrastructure at Harvard (2007-2022), which led to the development of the Envision® Rating System and the establishment of the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure. Envision is used worldwide for rating the sustainability of infrastructure and training professionals. Prof. Pollalis’s research has focused on sustainability, and in his private practice, he has planned sustainable cities and consulted with governments and multilateral organizations.
Evgenia Hagistavrou is an architect and landscape architect. She has been a core member of the Zofnass Program research team from 2011 to 2022. Her research work has focused on infrastructure sustainability assessment at both system and project levels, the analysis of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) systems, and the integration of triple-bottom-line sustainability into lifecycle assessments.
