Tropical Urban Heat Islands

Author : Nyuk Hien Wong,Yu Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781134221097

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Tropical Urban Heat Islands by Nyuk Hien Wong,Yu Chen Pdf

Conventional air conditioning is not a sustainable solution to the challenge of a hot or humid climate. The climate problem is compounded in so-called Urban Heat Islands, urban areas where the air can be 3–5°C hotter than its surrounding areas and where pollution levels are consequently raised. Including a colour section with thermal images and maps, this book explores the complex relationships between climate, buildings and plants, especially in urban heat islands. These relationships bear very critically on a range of environmental issues and point to some corresponding solutions. One chapter highlights some of the extensive research work carried out in Singapore, especially investigating the thermal benefits of greenery in buildings in the urban setting. Though several books have been written on urban heat islands, this work uniquely examines the linkages between climate, buildings and plants. It forms a reference for researchers and professionals such as architects, architectural science, landscape architects, building services engineers, urban planners and urban climatologists. It may also be useful for final year undergraduates or graduate students in these disciplines.

Author : Nyuk Hien Wong,Yu Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134221103

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Tropical Urban Heat Islands by Nyuk Hien Wong,Yu Chen Pdf

This book explores the complex relationships between climate, buildings and plants, especially in urban heat islands to form a reference for researchers and professionals.

Author : Ansar Khan,Soumendu Chatterjee,Yupeng Wang
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128225585

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Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates by Ansar Khan,Soumendu Chatterjee,Yupeng Wang Pdf

Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates takes into account the different urban physics in tropical environments, presenting a way of UHI scaling for tropical cities. Topics include measuring, modeling and proper mitigation strategies, which account for the surface energy balance of tropics. Tropical cities are more susceptible to the effects of projected global warming because of conditions in tropical climates and the rapid growth of so many cities in this zone. The need for research on measuring, modeling and mitigation of UHI effects in tropical cities is of growing importance. This book walks through the basics of Urban Heat Islands, including causes, measurement and analysis then expands upon issues as well as the novel techniques that can be used to address issues specific to the region. Reviews topics related to understanding the fundamentals of modeling and impacts of urban heat islands Covers many techniques, from remote sensing, to numerical modeling and then applying them to urban climate studies in general, and in tropical cities Describes the scaling of urban heat islands based on long-term seasonal thermal parameters as feature-based classification systems using a probabilistic and fuzzy logic approach, unlike local climate zones (LCZs)

Author : Napoleon Enteria,Matteos Santamouris,Ursula Eicker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813340503

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Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation by Napoleon Enteria,Matteos Santamouris,Ursula Eicker Pdf

This book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide readers, researchers, and policymakers with insights into the concepts and technologies that should be considered when planning and constructing urban centres and buildings. The rapid development of urban areas in hot and humid regions has led to an increase in urban temperatures, a decrease in ventilation in buildings, and a transformation of the once green outdoor environment into areas full of solar-energy-absorbing concrete and asphalt. This situation has increased the discomfort of people living in these areas regardless of whether they occupy concrete structures. This is because indoor and outdoor air quality have both suffered from urbanisation. The development of urban areas has also increased energy consumption so that the occupants of buildings can enjoy indoor thermal comfort and air quality that they need via air conditioning systems. This book offers solutions to the recent increase in the number of heat islands in hot and humid regions.​

Author : T. R. Oke,G. Mills,A. Christen,J. A. Voogt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521849500

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Urban Climates by T. R. Oke,G. Mills,A. Christen,J. A. Voogt Pdf

The first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates, suitable for students and researchers alike.

Author : M. Santamouris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134257973

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Energy and Climate in the Urban Built Environment by M. Santamouris Pdf

Both the number and percentage of people living in urban areas is growing rapidly. Up to half of the world's population is expected to be living in a city by the end of the century and there are over 170 cities in the world with populations over a million. Cities have a huge impact on the local climate and require vast quantities of energy to keep them functioning. The urban environment in turn has a big impact on the performance and needs of buildings. The size, scale and mechanism of these interactions is poorly understood and strategies to mitigate them are rarely implemented. This is the first comprehensive book to address these questions. It arises out of a programme of work (POLISTUDIES) carried out for the Save programme of the European Commission. Chapters describe not only the main problems encountered such as the heat island and canyon effects, but also a range of design solutions that can be adopted both to improve the energy performance and indoor air quality of individual buildings and to look at aspects of urban design that can reduce these climatic effects. The book concludes with some examples of innovative urban bioclimatic buildings. The project was co-ordinated by Professor Mat Santamouris from the University of Athens who is also the editor of the book. Other contributions are from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece, ENTPE, Lyons, France and the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

Author : Ansar Khan,Hashem Akbari,Francesco Fiorito,Sk Mithun,Dev Niyogi
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780323897945

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Global Urban Heat Island Mitigation by Ansar Khan,Hashem Akbari,Francesco Fiorito,Sk Mithun,Dev Niyogi Pdf

Global Urban Heat Island Mitigation provides a comprehensive picture of global UHI micro-thermal interaction in different built environments. The book explains physical principles and how to moderate undesirable consequences of swift and haphazard urban development to create more sustainable and resilient cities. Sections provide extensive discussion on numerous UHI mitigation technologies and their effectiveness in cities around the globe. In addition, the book proposes novel UHI mitigation technologies and strategies while also assessing the effectiveness and suitability of UHI mitigation interventions in various climates and urban forms. Adopts a multidisciplinary approach, bridging theoretical and applied urban climatology with urban heat mitigation Compiles disparate urban climate research concepts and technologies into a coherent framework Includes contributions from leaders in fields from around the globe

Author : Rohinton Emmanuel
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783036507224

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Urban Heat Island Mitigation Technologies by Rohinton Emmanuel Pdf

This book is relevant to architects, urban designers, planners, and policy makers concerned with enhancing climate-sensitive urban form and planning. It discusses building and neighborhood design: layout and design features that maximize energy efficiency and thermal comfort without compromising the ability of other buildings to enjoy similar benefits; the use of interstitial spaces (piazzas, streets, and parks) to improve the microclimate at the neighbourhood-level; design intervention case studies; innovative uses of interstitial spaces to improve the local climate at the neighborhood level; and urban radiative cooling solutions to mitigate the unintended climate consequences of urban growth and suggestions for ways forward.

Author : Ioana Herbel
Publisher : Ioana Herbel
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9786063708107

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URBAN HEAT ISLAND by Ioana Herbel Pdf

The expansion without precedent of city boundaries determined the modification of the climatic conditions inside urban areas, with a direct impact on the environment and the population. Urban development implies fundamental changes in the natural setting, generating significant differences between the urban environment and the nearby areas in terms of meteorological parameters, air quality, and energy balance. Over the last decades, cities worldwide have experienced accelerated development, urbanization being one of the most important dimensions of global change. In Eastern Europe, another important matter is the forced industrialization from the communist era which lead to a complex process of urban change. This change influenced the urban climate of post-socialist cities. In such cities, the urban landscape was radically transformed with the emergence of over-sized production units and “dormitory neighborhoods” meant to accommodate their personnel. The replacement of natural surfaces with the built, impervious ones (with distinct caloric properties and lower cooling rates), is known as one of the main factors that generate the urban heat island effect. The topic of this book refers, therefore, to the urban heat island (UHI), as an example of climate change of anthropic origin, and to its atmospheric, biologic and economic impact (Yow 2007). The UHI phenomenon implies a temperature difference between the densely built urban areas and the nearby rural ones.

Author : Mainak Ghosh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030258795

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Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment by Mainak Ghosh Pdf

This edited volume is a compilation of the ‘built environment’ in response to many investigations, analyses and sometimes mere observations of the various dialogues and interactions of the built, in context to its ecology, perception and design. The chapters concentrate on various independent issues, integrated as a holistic approach, both in terms of theoretical perspectives and practical approaches, predominantly focusing on the Global South. The book builds fabric knitting into the generic understanding of environment, perception and design encompassing ‘different’ attitudes and inspirations. This book is an important reference to topics concerning urbanism, urban developments and physical growth, and highlights new methodologies and practices. The book presumes an understanding unearthed from various dimensions and again woven back to a common theme, which emerges as the reader reads through. Various international experts of the respective fields working on the Global South contributed their latest research and insights to the different parts of the book. This trans-disciplinary volume appeals to scientists, students and professionals in the fields of architecture, geography, planning, environmental sciences and many more.

Author : Francesco Musco
Publisher : Springer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319104256

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Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate Change Scenario by Francesco Musco Pdf

Urban heat islands are a new type of microclimatic phenomenon that causes a significant increase in the temperature of cities compared to surrounding areas. The phenomenon has been enforced by the current trend towards climate change. Although experts consider urban heat islands an urgent European Union public health concern, there are too few policies that address it. The EU carried out a project to learn more about this phenomenon through pilot initiatives. The pilots included feasibility studies and strategies for appropriately altering planning rules and governance to tackle the problem of urban heat islands. The pilots were carried out in eight metropolitan areas: Bologna/Modena, Budapest, Ljubljana, Lodz, Prague, Stuttgart, Venice/Padova, and Vienna. The feasibility studies carried out in these pilot areas focused on the specific morphology of EU urban areas, which are often characterised by the presence of historical old towns.

Author : Iain D. Stewart,Gerald Mills
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128156902

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The Urban Heat Island by Iain D. Stewart,Gerald Mills Pdf

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is an area of growing interest for many people studying the urban environment and local/global climate change. The UHI has been scientifically studied for 200 years and, although it is an apparently simple phenomenon, there is considerable confusion around the different types of UHI and their assessment. The Urban Heat Island—A Guidebook provides simple instructions for measuring and analysing the phenomenon, as well as greater context for defining the UHI and the impacts it can have. Readers will be empowered to work within a set of guidelines that enable direct comparison of UHI effects across diverse settings, while informing a wide range of climate mitigation and adaptation programs to modify human behaviour and the built form. This opens the door to true global assessments of local climate change in cities. Urban planning and design strategies can then be evaluated for their effectiveness at mitigating these changes. Covers both on-surface and near-surface, or canopy, measurements and impacts of Urban Heat Islands (UHI) Provides a set of best practices and guidelines for UHI observation and analysis Includes both conceptual overviews and practical instructions for a wide range of uses

Author : Prashant Rajput,Atinderpal Singh,Jai Prakash,Manish Kumar
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889746736

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The Role of Climate and Air Pollution in Human Health and Urban Chemistry in Asian Cities by Prashant Rajput,Atinderpal Singh,Jai Prakash,Manish Kumar Pdf

Author : Lisa Mummery Gartland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136564208

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Heat Islands by Lisa Mummery Gartland Pdf

Heat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. Traditional, highly absorptive construction materials and a lack of effective landscaping are their main causes. Heat island problems, in terms of increased energy consumption, reduced air quality and effects on human health and mortality, are becoming more pressing as cities continue to grow and sprawl. This comprehensive book brings together the latest information about heat islands and their mitigation. The book describes how heat islands are formed, what problems they cause, which technologies mitigate heat island effects and what policies and actions can be taken to cool communities. Internationally renowned expert Lisa Gartland offers a comprehensive source of information for turning heat islands into cool communities. The author includes sections on cool roofing and cool paving, explains their benefits in detail and provides practical guidelines for their selection and installation. The book also reviews how and why to incorporate trees and vegetation around buildings, in parking lots and on green roofs.

Author : Edward Ng,Chao Ren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317510529

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The Urban Climatic Map by Edward Ng,Chao Ren Pdf

Rapid urbanization, higher density and more compact cities have brought about a new science of urban climatology. An understanding of the mapping of this phenomenon is crucial for urban planners. The book brings together experts in the field of Urban Climatic Mapping to provide the state of the art understanding on how urban climatic knowledge can be made available and utilized by urban planners. The book contains the technology, methodology, and various focuses and approaches of urban climatic map making. It illustrates this understanding with examples and case studies from around the world, and it explains how urban climatic information can be analysed, interpreted and applied in urban planning. The book attempts to bridge the gap between the science of urban climatology and the practice of urban planning. It provides a useful one-stop reference for postgraduates, academics and urban climatologists wishing to better understand the needs for urban climatic knowledge in city planning; and urban planners and policy makers interested in applying the knowledge to design future sustainable cities and quality urban spaces.