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049			_aCARIBET
050	0	0	_aNA7820 _bB766 2009
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100	1		_aBromberek, Zbigniew. _9204850
245	1	0	_aEco-resorts : _bplanning and design for the tropics. / _cZbigniew Bromberek. _htxt
250			_a1st ed.
264			_aLondon ; _aNew York ; _bRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group, _c2009.
300			_a237 p. : _bill. ; _c28 cm. _fbook
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediaded _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPart 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 --
650		0	_aResort architecture _9268829 _2Local
650		0	_aResort architecture _vCase studies. _9268828 _2Local
650		0	_aArchitecture _xEnvironmental aspects _zTropics. _954081 _2Local
650		0	_aArchitecture, Tropical _954103 _2Local
942			_2lcc _c6 _hNA7820 _kGeneral _mB766 2009
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