Eco-resorts : planning and design for the tropics. / txt
Zbigniew Bromberek.
- 1st ed.
- 237 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One • Eco-tourism and the Tropics -- A question of sustainability -- Tropical tourism and tropical eco-tourism: scale and trends -- Delineation of the tropics -- Tropical climates and the building -- Ecology of the tropics -- Operational issues in eco-friendly resort design -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste and pollution management -- Impact of building materials and construction technology -- Impacts from tourist presence in the area -- Eco-tourism rating schemes -- Part Two • Indoor Environment Control in the Tropics -- A question of comfort -- Thermal environment control -- Heat flows -- Air movement -- Humidity -- Visual environment control -- Artificial lighting systems appropriate for a tropical eco-resort -- Acoustic environment control -- Noise pollution and effective countermeasures -- Control of smell, touch and psychological factors in environmental perceptions -- Part Three • Tropical Eco-resort Design -- A question of environmental response -- Location -- Site planning -- Hill influence -- Sea influence -- Vegetation influence -- Spatial organisation -- Constructional design -- Building design -- Building layout --
Envelope design -- Building fabric -- Functional programmes -- Room design -- Resort operation in planning and design objectives -- Part Four • Case studies -- A question of practicality -- Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort -- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction and materials -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste management -- The control of other impacts -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- Are Tamanu Beach Hotel and Muri Beach Hideaway -- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction and materials -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- Sheraton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa -- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction -- Operational energy -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa -- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction -- Operational energy -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance --
Concluding remarks -- Mezzanine -- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- Balamku Inn on the Beach In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- KaiLuumcito the Camptel -- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- Hacienda Chichén Resort-- In their own words -- Site selection and landscaping -- Construction -- Energy management -- Water management -- Waste management -- The resort’s climatic performance -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Index --