Keywords:
Sustainable architecture.
;
Sustainability.
;
Human geography.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction to the Book – Climate Change and Cities -- Concepts, Theories, and Trends -- Urban Heat Mitigation Strategies -- Biophilic Design -- Warming Cities in Pakistan -- Rethinking Urban Heat Island -- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies -- Contribution of Water Bodies to the Mitigation of UHI Effect in Urban Canyon -- The Challenges of Cooling Rapidly Growing Cities -- Traditional Dwellings in Four Middle Eastern Cities: Adaptation Strategies to Harsh Climate -- Urban Thermal Environment Under Urban Expansion -- Climate-responsive Design -- Dynamic Annual Solstice Patterns and Static Urban Morphology -- SkyHelios and RayMan Model -- Policies -- Urbanisation and Urban Heat Islands in Mekong Delta City -- Thermal Comfort Assessment Frameworks -- Climate Justice in Vulnerable Groups -- Perspective of Biometeorology of Tropical Climate -- Conclusions and Future Directions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 302 p. 138 illus., 123 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2023.
ISBN:
9789819936755
Series Statement:
Urban Sustainability
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3675-5
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-99-3675-5
Language:
English
