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Ecovillages and Ecocities

Bioclimatic Applications from Tirana, Albania

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Authors:
  1. Klodjan Xhexhi

    1. Polis University, Tirana, Albania

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  • Includes a chronological guide
  • Provides graphical, statistical, and narrative information and data for the readers and professionals of the field
  • Elaborates on a concrete architectonic project implemented in the area

Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. An Approach from Ecovillages and Ecocities to Tirana, Albania

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 1-43

  3. Tirana, the Capital of Albania. A Brief History of Regulatory Plans, Anti-Bombing Hideouts, and Its Climate Conditions

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 45-82

  4. LEED and BREEAM Building Standards and Albanian Law Related to Building Thermal Performance

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 83-95

  5. Social Impact in a Specific Neighborhood in Tirana, Albania

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 97-107

  6. In the Traces of Bioclimatic Architecture

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 109-147

  7. Climate Parameters, Heat Islands, and the Role of Vegetation in the City

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 149-170

  8. Existing Site Conditions. Building Thermography and U-value Measurements. Case Study Tirana, Albania

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 171-189

  9. Bioclimatic Eco-Renovation Concept Design and Strategies. The Use of Different Materials

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 191-224

  10. Bioclimatic Eco-Renovation. Case Study Tirana, Albania

    • Klodjan Xhexhi
    Pages 225-258

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 259-268
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About this book

Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined. This book is in search of a method to determine the level of livability, ecology and energy efficiency. Ecological and sustainable cities need to properly make up for the existent weakness of the city's construction under fine ecological environment. The intention of this comparative study is an attempt to improve life quality in Tirana, Albania. It gives examples of successful strategies, e.g. bioclimatic solution through passive solar systems and the use of underground tunnels. This book is aimed at researches, professionals, architects and city planners.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Polis University, Tirana, Albania

    Klodjan Xhexhi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecovillages and Ecocities

  • Book Subtitle: Bioclimatic Applications from Tirana, Albania

  • Authors: Klodjan Xhexhi

  • Series Title: The Urban Book Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20959-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20958-1Published: 03 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20961-1Published: 04 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-20959-8Published: 01 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2365-757X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 268

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 127 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Public Policy

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