Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities

This volume demonstrates how urban climate science can provide valuable information for planning healthy cities. The book illustrates the idea of "Science in Time, Science in Place" by providing worldwide case-based urban climatic planning applications for a variety of regions and countrie...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Ren, Chao (-), McGregor, Glenn
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2021.
Edición:1st ed. 2021.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Biometeorology ; 5.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45997494*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities
  • Chapter 2. Healthy City and Its Planning
  • Chapter 3. Embedding Climate Change in Urban Planning and Urban Design in New York City
  • Chapter 4. Cool Cities by Design: Shaping a Healthy and Equitable London in a Warming Climate
  • Chapter 5. Manchester - The Role of Urban Domestic Gardens in Climate Adaptation and Resilience
  • Chapter 6. Tokyo Heat Island Adaptation Measures
  • Chapter 7. Hong Kong: Climatic Application in Urban Planning and Design at Multiple Scales for Creating a Healthy Living Environment
  • Chapter 8. Air Pollution Prevention and Urban Planning Response-Building a Healthy Beijing
  • Chapter 9. Singapore: An Integrated Multi-scale Urban Microclimate Model for Urban Planning in Singapore
  • Chapter 10. Creating Cooler, Healthier and More Liveable Australian Cities Using Irrigated Green Infrastructure
  • Chapter 11. What Alternatives Does Paris Have to Adapt to Future Heat Waves?
  • Chapter 12. Urban Climate in Urban Planning - The Experience from Stuttgart
  • Chapter 13. India: Heatwave and Action Plan Implementation in Indian Cities
  • Chapter 14. Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydro-meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services: Challenges and the Way Forward
  • Chapter 15. Characterising Urban Morphology for Urban Climate Modelling
  • Chapter 16. The Synergistic Impacts of Urban Air Pollution Compounding Our Climate Emergency
  • Chapter 17. International Research Collaboration and Programmes for Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities
  • Chapter 18. Conclusions and Moving Forward.