Tropical Urban Heat Islands: Climate, Buildings and Greenery (Spon Research)

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.

Politics & Social Sciences

Chen, Yu

Wong, Nyuk Hien

Sociology

Routledge

Tropical Urban Heat Islands: Climate, Buildings and Greenery

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Wong, Nyuk Hien. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Wong, Nyuk Hien

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Wong, Nyuk Hien. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Tropical Urban Heat Islands: Climate, Buildings and Greenery (Spon Research)

Tropical Urban Heat Islands: Climate, Buildings and Greenery

Tropical Urban Heat Islands: Climate, Buildings and Greenery (Spon Research)