Designing Cooler Cities Energy, Cooling and Urban Form: The Asian Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cheshmehzangi, Ali (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Butters, Chris (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies
• Subjects: Sociology, Urban.; Economic development-Environmental aspects.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Development and Sustainability.; Urbanism.

This edited book surveys the major sustainability challenges facing Asian cities, in particular those related to urban energy and city cooling. The book discusses the key concepts and issues involved, addressing the three levels of micro (individual buildings), meso (neighbourhoods/districts) and ma...