Designing Cooler Cities

Ali Cheshmehzangi, urbanist and urban designer by profession, is Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and Director of Urban Innovation Lab (UIL) and International Network for Urban-Rural Research (INURR). Ali has been the lead partner in China on the ELITH research programme.Chris Butters has 35 years of experience in several countries as practising architect, author, project manager, lecturer and consultant. Formerly director of Norwegian Architects for Sustainable Development (NABU) and senior consultant at the Ideas Bank Foundation, Chris has more recently been researcher at Warwick University, UK, on the ELITH programme.

• Introduction.- Cities, Climate and Cooling.- Case study Chapters: Micro Level.- Reducing Cooling Loads in Hot-Humid Climates: A Best Practice Research Building in China.- In Tune with Nature: A low energy office building in tropical Colombo.- Towards Cooler Buildings: The Case of Thailand.- Case study Chapters: Meso Level.- Cooling with Green Infrastructures: The influence of trees on thermal conditions in tropical urban parks.- Designing Residential Microclimates: Malhar Eco-village in Bangalore, India.- Integrated Urban Design: Study for a Housing District in Ningbo, China.- Case study Chapters: Macro Level.- Modeling City Patterns for Urban Ventilation: Strategies in High Density Areas of Singapore.- “Summoning” wind for urban cooling: Urban wind corridor projects in China.- District Cooling – A Key Solution for Hot Climate Cities: Best practice in Malaysia.Cooler Cities: What Kinds of City?.- Conclusions and Recommendations.