Both the number and percentage of people living in urban areas is growing rapidly. It is estimated that up to half the world's population is currently living in a city 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. Chapter 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 coordinated 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. It arises out of a programme of work (POLISTUDIES) carried out for the Save programme of the European Commission. The book is a valuable resource for all urban and town planners, architects, building designers and anybody working to improve energy use in the urban setting. Book jacket.
- | Author: Taylor & Francis Group
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
- | Number of Pages: 410 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0367578824
- | ISBN-13: 9780367578824
