ISBN:
9780429057441
,
9780429615665
,
9780429613241
,
9780429614453
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Kelbaugh, Douglas The urban fix
Keywords:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Cities and towns Growth
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City planning Environmental aspects
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Urban heat island
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ARCHITECTURE / Landscape ; bisacsh
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ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning ; bisacsh
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Electronic books
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Stadt
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Stadtklima
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Wärmeinsel
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Stadtentwicklung
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Resilienz
Abstract:
Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and can lead to extreme local heat. The Urban Fix addresses how urban design, planning and policies can counter the threats of climate change, urban heat islands and overpopulation, helping cities take full advantage of their inherent advantages and new technologies to catalyze social, cultural and physical solutions to combat the epic, unprecedented challenges humanity faces. The book fills a conspicuous void in the international dialogue on climate change and heat islands by examining both the environmental benefits in developed countries and the population benefit in developing countries. Urban heat islands can be addressed in incremental, manageable steps, such as planting trees and painting roofs white, which provide a more concrete and proactive sense of progress for policymakers and practitioners. This book is invaluable to anyone searching for a better understanding of the impact of resilient cities in the monumental and urgent fight against climate change, and provides the tools to do so
Abstract:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword, by Peter Calthorpe; Preface; Notes; Chapter 1: Connecting the Dots: Climate Change, Heat Islands, Overpopulation and Cities; Connecting the Four Dots; Related Urban Challenges and Opportunities; Seven Summarizing Propositions; Notes; Chapter 2: Triple Threat: UHIs, CC and Overpopulation; Challenge #1: Climate Change and Its Impacts; Challenge #2: Urban Heat Islands -- a Trojan Horse in the Battle against Extreme Heat?; Challenge #3: Overpopulation -- Exploding Megacities; Notes
Abstract:
Chapter 3: Urban Albedo and MorphologyBrightening Albedo; Ventilating Urban Canyons; Notes; Chapter 4: Waste Heat; Reducing Waste Heat; Notes; Chapter 5: Cool Micro-climates and Urban Trees; Creating Cool Micro-climates within the City; Notes; Chapter 6: Policies and Case Studies; A Panoply of American Examples; American Case Studies; International Case Studies; Notes; Chapter 7: The Sharing Cosmopolis: Prosperity without Growth; Cosmopolis; The Sharing City: A Way to Prosperity without Growth; Notes; Chapter 8: Cities: Our Last, Best Hope; Mitigation or Adaptation?
Abstract:
The United Nation's New Urban AgendaReconfronting Sprawl: Still Paved with Good Intentions, If Less Asphalt; Climate Refugees; New Urbanism(s); Gentrification; Some Dangling Issues and Wicked Problems; More Urban Resilience; Health and Aesthetics; Cities: Our Last, Best Hope; Notes; Chapter 9: Time to Act; Moving Forward; What Next?; What Next, More Literally?; The Mother of All Challenges; Notes; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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