Description
| Product ID: | 9780128189771 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NL |
| Title: | Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands |
| Subtitle: | Characterization, Impacts, and Mitigation |
| Authors: | Author: Matthaios Santamouris, Riccardo Paolini |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Climate change, Climate change, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Urban & municipal planning |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands: Characterization, Impacts, and Mitigation serves as a go to reference for a foundational understanding of urban-climate drivers and impacts. Through the book's comprehensive chapters, the authors help readers identify problems associated with urban climate change, along with potential solutions. Global case studies are included and presented in a way in which they become globally relevant to any urban or intra-urban environment. The authors call on their extensive experience to present and explore methodologies and approaches to quantifying urban-heat mitigation measures in a clear manner, focusing on heat islands, urban overheating and effects on air quality. |
| Imprint Name: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-11-17 |
