Embodied carbon : carbon justice in the built environment / Ming Hu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hu, Ming, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building materials--Environmental aspects.

Building materials.

Environmental justice.

Sustainable construction.

Carbon dioxide mitigation--Law and legislation.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps

Other Title:

Carbon justice in the built environment

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"The global implications surrounding embodied carbon -- the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, assembly, and deconstruction of building materials -- are often overlooked. Embodied Carbon challenges the conventional focus on operational carbon, focusing on the inequalities between the Global North and South. Part I traces the historical evolution of embodied carbon, clarifying its definitions, components, measurement and counting methods, and the critical connection between embodied carbon and climate change. Part II delves into the complexities and hidden biases that distort our understanding and approaches to sustainability, particularly the global North bias and the overreliance on high-tech solutions. It highlights how these biases perpetuate environmental disparities and marginalise low-tech, accessible solutions that could benefit broader segments of society. In Part III, we shift to current global efforts and potential pathways forward. Hu offers a comprehensive analysis of existing regulations and policies related to embodied carbon and proposes a low-tech, low-process approach that draws from traditional and indigenous knowledge. The final chapter synthesizes multidisciplinary expert perspectives, offering a new framework for creating equitable and effective solutions to reduce embodied carbon emissions"-- Provided by publisher.

Hu explores the global implications of embodied carbon - the total greenhouse gas emissions from the production, transportation, assembly and dissemble of building materials - highlighting the disparities between the Global North and South in responsibility and impact.

Contents:

Preface : Why did I want to write this book?

Historical evolution of embodied carbon

Define embodied carbon

Embodied carbon, environmental burden, and climate change

Embodied carbon : An environmental justice perspective

Global North bias in sustainability

High-tech bias : Implications for sustainability

Embodied carbon policies and programmes

Low-tech and low-process approaches to low-embodied carbon buildings : Learning from traditional, vernacular, and indigenous knowledge

Equity, embodied carbon proposals, and road to justice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 07, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Hu, Ming, 1975- Embodied carbon.

ISBN:

9780198944485

0198944489

9780198944461

0198944462

9780198944478

0198944470

OCLC:

1517246878

Publisher Number:

CIPO000226384

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license