Ventilating Cities Air-flow Criteria for Healthy and Comfortable Urban Living /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kato, Shinsuke (Συγγραφέας), Hiyama, Kyosuke (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Geography
• Θέματα: Geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Urbanism.

The majority of the world’s population live in environments with artificially weakened wind as buildings in urban areas form wind-breaks and reduce wind speeds. Anthropogenic heat is also generated and during the summer dense urban areas suffer from the urban heat island effect, a known urban climat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1.Introduction.- Part I: Wind Environment and Urban Environment
• 2. Sea breeze blowing into urban area: mitigation of the urban heat island phenomenon.- 3. Thermal adaptation outdoors and the effect of wind on thermal comfort.- 4. Health Risk of Exposure to Vehicular Emissions in Wind Stagnant Street Canyons.- 5. Pollutant Transport in Dense Urban Areas.- Part II: Criteria for Assessing Breeze Environment
• 6. Legal regulations for urban ventilation.- 7. New Criteria for Assessing Local Wind Environment at Pedestrian Level and the Applications
• Index.