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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.
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.
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 countries, utilizing relevant
climatic-spatial planning experiences to address local climatic and
environmental health issues. Comprised of three major sections
entitled "The Rise of Mega-cities and the Concept of Climate
Resilience and Healthy Living," "Urban Climate Science in Action,"
and "Future Challenges and the Way Forward," the book argues for
the recognition of climate as a key element of healthy cities.
Topics covered include: urban resilience in a climate context,
climate responsive planning and urban climate interventions to
achieve healthy cities, climate extremes, public health impact,
urban climate-related health risk information, urban design and
planning, and governance and management of sustainable urban
development. The book will appeal to an international audience of
practicing planners and designers, public health and built
environment professionals, social scientists, researchers in
epidemiology, climatology and biometeorology, and international to
city scale policy makers.
This book highlights the importance of outdoor thermal comfort for
improving urban living quality in the context of urban planning and
urban geometry design. It introduces readers to a range of
assessment methods and applications of outdoor thermal comfort and
addresses urban geometry and thermal environment at the
neighbourhood scale using real-world examples and parametric
studies. In addition, the subjective evaluations by urban dwellers
and numerical modelling tools introduced in this book provide not
only a comprehensive assessment of outdoor thermal comfort but also
an integrated approach to using thermal comfort indicators as a
standard in high-density cities. Given its scope, the book offers a
valuable guide for urban climate researchers, urban planners, and
designers, and policymakers pursuing more liveable urban
environments.
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