Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Topics covered include: urban resilience in a climate context, climate responsive planning and urban climate interventions to achieve healthy cities, climate extremes, public health impact, urban climate-related health risk information, urban design and planning, and governanceand management of sustainable urban development.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-12-22
Mått155 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt698 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBiometeorology
Antal sidor406
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030876005

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Dr. Chao Ren is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include sustainable environmental design, climate sensitive design, and planning.Dr. Glenn McGregor is a Professor of Climatology in the Department of Geography at Durham University. His research interests include climate and health, synoptic climatology, climate and society, and hydroclimatology.

Chapter 1. Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities.- Chapter 2. Healthy City and Its Planning.- Chapter 3. Embedding Climate Change in Urban Planning and Urban Design in New York City.- Chapter 4. Cool Cities by Design: Shaping a Healthy and Equitable London in a Warming Climate.- Chapter 5. Manchester – The Role of Urban Domestic Gardens in Climate Adaptation and Resilience.- Chapter 6. Tokyo Heat Island Adaptation Measures.- Chapter 7. Hong Kong: Climatic Application in Urban Planning and Design at Multiple Scales for Creating a Healthy Living Environment.- Chapter 8. Air Pollution Prevention and Urban Planning Response—Building a Healthy Beijing.- Chapter 9. Singapore: An Integrated Multi-scale Urban Microclimate Model for Urban Planning in Singapore.- Chapter 10. Creating Cooler, Healthier and More Liveable Australian Cities Using Irrigated Green Infrastructure.- Chapter 11. What Alternatives Does Paris Have to Adapt to Future Heat Waves?.- Chapter 12. Urban Climate in Urban Planning – The Experience from Stuttgart.- Chapter 13. India: Heatwave and Action Plan Implementation in Indian Cities.- Chapter 14. Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydro-meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services: Challenges and the Way Forward.- Chapter 15. Characterising Urban Morphology for Urban Climate Modelling.- Chapter 16. The Synergistic Impacts of Urban Air Pollution Compounding Our Climate Emergency.- Chapter 17. International Research Collaboration and Programmes for Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities.- Chapter 18. Conclusions and Moving Forward.