Urban Climates
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521849500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 582 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. A. His broad area of research interest is urban climatology, with a specialization in the measurement and modeling of urban surface temperatures. His research interests lie mainly in the climates of cities, especially at the human scale, and the potential for managing these through climate-sensitive urban design. He was the Co-Principal Investigator of the Environmental Prediction for Canadian Cities Network, a multi-institutional research network intended to develop and ev
The book begins with an outline of what constitutes an urban ecosystem. It explains the physical principles governing the creation of distinct urban climates, such as airflow around buildings, the heat island, precipitation modification and air pollution, and it then illustrates how this knowledge can be applied to moderate the undesirable consequences of urban development and help create more sustainable and resilient cities. Urban Climates is the first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates. It develops a comprehensive terminology for the subject using scale and surface classification as key constructs. With urban climate science now a fully-fledged field, this timely book fulfills the need to bring together the disparate parts of climate research on cities into a coherent framework. It is an idea
The four authors, all world renowned physical geographers and urban climatologists, have created the ultimate book on urban climate for gaining this understanding, meant primarily for upper undergraduate and beginning graduate levels and for those in other related fields, such as urban hydrology, air quality, environmental engineering, and urban design. Written by four of the most eminent scientists in urban climate, this excellent book is destined to become a classic and a fundamental reference for students, teachers and researchers alike.' Nigel