Tree cover is not enough: Keeping cities cool calls for a commons-based climate response
Phys.org,
A recent report by the Greater Sydney Commission singles out urban heat as one of four priority areas given our coming climate.
Designing Cooler Cities
Overview of attention for book
Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 Introduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 Cities, Climate and Cooling
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 3 Reducing Cooling Loads in Hot-Humid Climates: A Best Practice Research Building in China
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 In Tune with Nature: A Low Energy Office Building in Tropical Colombo
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 Towards Cooler Buildings: The Case of Thailand
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 Cooling with Green Infrastructures: The Influence of Trees on Thermal Conditions in Tropical Urban Parks
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 7 Designing Residential Microclimates: Malhar Eco-Village in Bangalore, India
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 8 Integrated Urban Design: Study for a Housing District in Ningbo, China
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 9 Modeling City Patterns for Urban Ventilation: Strategies in High Density Areas of Singapore
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 10 ‘Summoning’ Wind for Urban Cooling: Urban Wind Corridor Projects in China
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 11 District Cooling: A Key Solution for Hot Climate Cities
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 12 Cooler Cities: What Kinds of City?
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 13 Conclusions and Recommendations
