Adapting the Built Environment for Climate Change

Design Principles for Climate Emergencies

1st Edition - January 30, 2023
Editors: Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Claes Goran-Granqvist
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
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Adapting the Built Environment for Climate Change: Design Principles for Climate Emergencies analyzes several scenarios and proposes various adaptation strategies for climate emergencies (heat waves, wildfires, floods, and storms). Divided into three themes, the book offers an organized vision of a complex and multi-factor challenge. It covers climatic resilience and building refurbishment, implications for service life prediction and maintainability, and climate adaptation in the maintenance and management of buildings. Sections cover infrastructure materials, climate emergency adaptation and building adaptation to heat waves, wildfires, floods and storms.

The book will be an essential reference resource for civil and structural engineers, architects, planners, designers and other professionals who have an interest in the adaptation of the built environment against climate change.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
1. Introduction to adapting the built environment for climate change
Abstract
1.1 Signs of a climate emergency ahead
1.2 The irreversible need for the adaptation of the built environment to climate emergency
1.3 Outline of the book
Acknowledgments
References
Part 1: Risk assessment and scenarios of climatic resilience
2. A framework for risk assessment
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principles of risk assessment
2.3 Risks derived from climate change to cities: hazards and perspectives
2.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
3. Scenarios for urban resilience—perspective on climate change resilience at the end of the 21st century of a photovoltaic-powered mixed-use energy community in two European capitals
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Results and discussion
3.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
4. Urban resilience through green infrastructure
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Key components for sustainable, livable, and resilient cities through green infrastructure
4.3 Access, design, and implementation of green infrastructure
4.4 Strategies and policies for building city resilience
4.5 Concluding remarks
References
Part 2: Climate emergency adaptation of infrastructures
5. Climate-resilient transportation infrastructure in coastal cities
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Climate change resilience of transportation infrastructure
5.3 Quantifying resilience to climate change and coastal flooding
5.4 Achieving climate resilience through adaptation
5.5 Valuing climate resilient infrastructure
5.6 Conclusion and future trends
References
Further reading
6. Climate change risks and bridge design
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Climate change projections and uncertainties
6.3 Climate change risks to bridges
6.4 Design of bridges in a changing climate
6.5 Challenges and research needs
Acknowledgments
References
7. Resilience of concrete infrastructures
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Concrete resilience
7.3 Resilience
7.4 A case study
7.5 Conclusions
References
8. Challenges surounding climate resilience on transportation infrastructures
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Conceptual framework
8.3 Literature review
8.4 Road transport infrastructure
8.5 Railway transport infrastructure
8.6 Airport infrastructure
8.7 Port infrastructure
8.8 Research methodology
8.9 Case studies
8.10 Discussion
8.11 Conclusion and future direction
References
9. A worldwide survey of concrete service life in various climate zones
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Backgrounds
9.3 Climate
9.4 Service life prediction
9.5 Results
9.6 Conclusions
References
10. Effect of global warming on chloride resistance of concrete: a case study of Guangzhou, China
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Temperatures and relative humidity: past and future
10.3 Chloride diffusion models
10.4 Results and discussion
10.5 Conclusion
References
Part 3: Building adaptation to heat waves, floods
11. Resilient cooling of buildings to protect against heatwaves and power outages
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Methodology
11.3 Results
11.4 Discussion
11.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
12. Climate change and building performance: pervasive role of climate change on residential building behavior in different climates
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Methodology
12.3 Results and discussions
12.4 Conclusion
References
13. Climate-responsive architectural and urban design strategies for adapting to extreme hot events
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Climate-responsive architectural design strategies for extreme hot events
13.3 Urban adaptive design strategies in responding to extreme hot events
13.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
14. Resilience of green roofs to climate change
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Green roof as engineered system
14.3 Buildup green roof resilience through value
14.4 How to increase green roofs’ resilience to water scarcity?
14.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
15. Permeable concrete pavements for a climate change resilient built environment
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Properties of permeable concrete
15.3 Factors controlling the performance of permeable concrete
15.4 Clogging
15.5 Current state-of-the-art in permeable concrete pavements
References
16. Building design in the context of climate change and a flood projection for Ankara
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Climate change and its effects
16.3 Climate change flood risk analysis and effects on buildings
16.4 Case study about a “flood” risk analysis in Ankara
16.5 Future trends
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 17. Amphibious housing as a sustainable flood resilient solution: case studies from developed and developing cities
Abstract
17.1 Climate change and flood vulnerability
17.2 Research methodology
17.3 Adaptive techniques to combat flash floods: a comparative analysis
17.4 Amphibious housing: origin and development
17.5 Amphibious living: the Dutch experience
17.6 Amphibious living: the Thai experience
17.7 Amphibious living: the Jamaican experience
17.8 Comparative analysis
17.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 18. Nature-based solutions and sponge city for urban water management
Abstract
Acronyms
18.1 Introduction
18.2 The study methodology
18.3 The review of nature-based solutions to tackle water-related issues
18.4 The discussion of sponge city as part of nature-based solutions
18.5 Conclusions and future trends
Acknowledgments
Appendix
References
Index

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