Keywords:
Sustainable architecture.
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Urban ecology (Biology).
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Environmental health.
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Sustainability.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Concept of livable cities -- Wellbeing and social health -- Burden of heatwaves and Mortality risks -- Air quality and health impact -- Urban heat island and heat stress -- Modeling urban microclimates -- Modelling Air Quality in the Urban Environment -- Urban ventilation -- Balancing noise environment and indoor soundscaping -- Urban Green Infrastructure -- Urban Flood Resilience -- Nature-based solutions -- Energy demand reduction -- Clean and renewable energy -- Zero-carbon cities -- Principles for the planning of zero-carbon cities/communities -- Global policies and practices for transforming city-regions -- Urban maintenance and robustness -- Place-based systems approach to tackle the grand challenges. .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(X, 490 p.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031554827
Series Statement:
Cities and Nature
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55482-7
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-55482-7
Language:
English
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