Title The urban climatic map : a methodology for sustainable urban planning / edited by Edward Ng and Chao Ren

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword, Professor Lord Julian Hunt; Foreword, Professor Robert Bornstein; Foreword, Mr Kam-Sing Wong; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; PART 1 Introduction, historical development and methodology; 1 Introduction; 2 A review of the historical development of urban climatic map study; Introduction; Review of the development of urban climatic map study; The structure of urban climatic map system; Discussion; Conclusions; 3 A summary of key methodologies IntroductionRequired base maps for climate analysis; Climatic analysis maps or climate function maps; Maps with recommendations for planning; 4 On the issue of scales of urban climatic maps; PART 2 Large cities; 5 Urban climatic map studies in Japan: Tokyo and Yokohama; The heat island phenomenon in Tokyo; Countermeasures in Tokyo; The Tokyo Station wind passages plan; The urban climatic map for planning in Yokohama; 6 Urban climatic map studies in China: Beijing; Introduction; The concept behind the study; Case study: Beijing; Eco-city, low-carbon city and urban planning; Conclusions 7 Urban climatic map studies in Japan: Sakai in OsakaIntroduction; The urban climatic map; Summary; 8 Urban climatic map studies in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City; Introduction; Urban climatic mapping; Methodology; Planning zones; 9 Urban climatic map studies in China: Wuhan; Introduction; The study approach; Implementation in urban planning; Conclusions; 10 Urban climatic map studies in China: Hong Kong; Introduction; The Hong Kong urban climatic map study; Planning design guidelines; The policy implementation process; An application; Lessons learnt and further development; Postscript 11 Urban climatic map studies in Germany: HesseIntroduction; Climate analysis by means of urban climatic maps; Technical implementation of an urban climatic map; Urban climate maps as a resource to illustrate future developments; Urban climatic map for the model region North Hesse; 12 Urban climatic map studies in Singapore; Singapore urban heat island; The influence of urban morphology on urban air temperature; The methodology behind Singapore's urban climatic map; Geographical climate data collection and processing; The calculations behind Singapore's urban climatic analysis map ConclusionsPART 3 Medium-sized cities; 13 Urban climatic map studies in Brazil: Salvador; The city of Salvador; The climate of the city of Salvador; Research development on urban climate in the city of Salvador: meso and topoclimate scales; Urban climate in micro-scale studies; Conclusions; 14 Urban climatic map studies in Germany: Berlin; Introduction; Initiatives and processes; From maps to evaluation and from analogue to internet; From urban climate analysis to city planning; Technical development to extend the knowledge of Berlin's urban climate at the microclimate scale (2013 onwards) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Sustainable urban development. City planning -- Climatic factors. City planning -- Environmental aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban. City planning -- Climatic factors City planning -- Environmental aspects Sustainable urban development Form Electronic book Author Ng, Edward, editor. Ren, Chao, editor. ISBN 9781315717616 1315717611 9781317510529 1317510526 9781317510512 1317510518 9781317510505 131751050X

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