| Description |
1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editor -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I Climate Change and The Built Environment: Foundations and Implications -- 1 Understanding Climate Change Fundamentals: Exploring the Forces Shaping Our Planet's Future -- Introduction -- Recent Climate Change is Anthropogenic -- Spatial Distribution of Global Warming -- Modes of Climate Variability -- Find, Read, and Process Climatic Data -- Climate Models (GCMs and RCMs) -- Pathways and Scenarios -- Observations and Reanalysis |
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Visualizing and Processing Climatic Data -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Advancing Urban Resilience and Sustainability Through the WRF-Urban Model: Bridging Numerical Modeling and Real-World Applications -- Introduction -- Nexus Between Urbanization and Climate Change -- Urban Modeling Through WRF-Urban Model -- Overview of the WRF-Urban Model -- Applications of the WRF-Urban Model -- Relevant Case Studies -- Case Study 1: Urban Climate Modeling in Singapore Using WRF-Urban -- Case Study 2: Summertime Air Conditioning Electric Loads Modeling in Beijing, China, Using WRF-Urban |
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Case Study 3: Coastal-Urban Meteorology Study in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, Brazil, Using the WRF-Urban Model -- Limitations of the WRF-Urban Model -- Ways Forward for Improvement -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Assessing and Projecting Climatic Changes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Insights from Regional Climate Model (RCM) Simulations and Future Projections -- Introduction -- Methodology -- GCMs vs. RCMs in Simulating MENA Temperature and Precipitation -- RCMs Performance in Simulating MENA Climatic Changes -- Projected Future Changes Over MENA-CORDEX |
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Conclusion -- References -- 4 Building for Climate Change: Examining the Environmental Impacts of the Built Environment -- Introduction -- Embodied Carbon Emission in Building Environment -- Embodied Carbon Emission for Selected Building Materials -- Embodied Carbon Emission of Limestone Quarrying -- Embodied Carbon Emission from Cement and Concrete Manufacturing -- Embodied Carbon from Asphalt Production and Construction -- Embodied Carbon Emission of Steel Production -- Embodied Carbon Mitigation Strategies -- MS1: Using Materials with a Lower Embodied Carbon -- Precast Hollow-Core Slabs |
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Steel Framework System -- Use of Unfired Brick -- Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene -- MS2: Reducing, Reusing, and Recovering-Heavy Building Materials -- MS3: Improvement in Design Phase and Efficient Construction -- MS4: Carbon Sequestration -- MS5: Extending the Building's Life -- Operation Carbon Emissions in Building Environment -- Operation Carbon Mitigation Strategies -- Efficient HVAC Systems in Buildings -- Renewable Resources Integration -- Strategy for Water Use -- Use of Lighting -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Unveiling the Nexus: Human Developments and Their Influence on Climate Change |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Introduction |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781394201525 |
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1394201524 |
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