Urban Heat Stress and Mitigation Solutions (eBook, ePUB)

An Engineering Perspective
Redaktion: Costanzo, Vincenzo; Marletta, Luigi; Evola, Gianpiero

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides the reader with an understanding of the impact that different morphologies, construction materials and green coverage solutions, have on the urban microclimate, thus affecting the comfort conditions of urban inhabitants and the energy needs of buildings in urban areas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000431520
• Artikelnr.: 62264562

Autorenporträt

Vincenzo Costanzo is currently a Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAR) at the University of Catania, Italy. He holds a PhD in energetics focusing on building and environmental physics. Gianpiero Evola is Assdociate Professor of building physics at the Department of Electric, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI) at the University of Catania, Italy. He holds a PhD in building physics. Luigi Marletta is Professor of building physics at the Department of Electric, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI) at the University of Catania, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Physical processes and outdoor comfort in urban areas 1.
Understanding heat and mass transfer at the urban scale 2. An overview of
microclimate simulation tools and models for predicting outdoor thermal
comfort 3. Measuring and assessing thermal exposure 4. Thermal comfort in
the outdoor built environment: the role of clothing 5. Potential effects of
anthropometric variables on outdoor thermal comfort Part II: Urban energy
modelling 6. Urban form and climate performance 7. Including weather data
morphing and other urban effects in energy simulations 8. The
climate-related potential of natural ventilation 9. Different approaches to
urban energy modelling 10. Low carbon heating and cooling strategies for
urban residential buildings - A bottom-up engineering modelling approach
11. Definition, modelling and performance evaluation of energy distribution
networks of prosumers Part III: Adaptation and mitigation measures 12. Cool
materials in buildings. Roofs as a measure for urban energy rehabilitation
13. Building greenery systems 14. Thermochromic and retro-reflective
materials 15. Urban green infrastructures for climate change adaptation: a
multiscale approach 16. Part IV: Towards a resilient urbanscape 16.
Environmental valuation and the city perspectives towards the circular
economy 17. Urban energy poverty 18. Planning criteria for nature-based
solutions in cities 19. The Colour of Heat: Visualising Urban Heat Islands
for policy-making