04493nam a2200313Ia 4500 pucpr 20220913191611.0 131125s2009 enka b 001 0 eng 9780750657938 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA7820 B766 2009 21 728.50913 Bromberek, Zbigniew. 204850 Eco-resorts : planning and design for the tropics. / Zbigniew Bromberek. txt 1st ed. London ; New York ; Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. 237 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc 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 -- Resort architecture 268829 Local Resort architecture Case studies. 268828 Local Architecture Environmental aspects Tropics. 54081 Local Architecture, Tropical 54103 Local lcc 6 NA7820 General B766 2009 241889 241889 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2013-11-06 Amazon 62.06 1 1 General NA7820 B766 2009 91000000035121 2022-10-13 00:00:00 2018-03-19 1 72.06 2013-11-06 6