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Urban Microclimate
Planning and Design Guidelines for Cooling Cities
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2029
- Author: Tzu-Ping Lin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 9 1 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 0 9 2 - 3
Urban Microclimate: Planning and Design Guidelines for Cooling Cities provides readers with the means to measure and model the urban thermal environment with clear guidel… Read more
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Request a sales quoteUrban Microclimate: Planning and Design Guidelines for Cooling Cities provides readers with the means to measure and model the urban thermal environment with clear guidelines on how to use this data to mitigate against changing climate conditions and severe thermal stress in urban areas, particularly hot and humid regions. All stages of the urban thermal environment are addressed, describing urban microclimates and why they affect the environment and human body, how to acquire the underlying data and quantifiably identify thermal stress hot spots in urban areas, and how to cool cities through planning and design approaches.Sections cover the underlying theoretical and conceptual science behind urban climatology and meteorology, including surface energy balance, the urban heat island effect, thermal comfort, and human stress effects, how to conduct urban microclimate measurements, remote sensing methods, microclimate modeling, and different instrumentation, and Finally, practical guidance on how to mitigate against changing climate conditions and severe thermal stress in urban areas, providing concepts, design and technique with clear-and-concise instructions that are supported by detailed case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of each method.
- Explains the fundamental concepts of urban climatology and meteorology
- Presents instructions on how to conduct microclimate measurements, modeling, and remote sensing in urban environments
- Addresses key microclimatic issues in hot, humid regions through detailed case studies
- Provides clear and practical guidelines for the implementation of climate change-mitigating design solutions
Environmental Scientists/Researchers, Environmental Engineers, Meteorologists and Climate Scientists, Social Scientists
PART I Knowledge of urban microclimate
1. Surface energy balance in various scales and levels
1.1 Earth system
1.2 Urban and rural
1.3 Street and blocks
1.4 Site and Buildings
2. Climate in urban area
2.1 Climatic elements
2.2 Climate zone and classification
2.3 Climate and spatial planning
2.4 Climate and building design
3. Urban heat island effect
3.1 Types of urban heat island
3.2 Observation and measurement
3.3 Urban heat island phenomenon
3.4 Factors affecting urban heat island
4. Thermal comfort and stress of human
4.1 Energy balance of human body
4.2 Thermal comfort index
4.3 Thermal perception, preference, and acceptable range
4.4 Thermal adaptations
PART II Identification of hot spot in urban area
5. Measurement and modelling of thermal environment
5.1 Measurement and instrumentation
5.2 Remote sensing methods
5.3 Microclimate models
6. Urban Climatic map
6.1 Urban thermal environment map
6.2 Urban ventilation map
6.3 Energy consumption and CO2 emission map
6.4 Thermal risk and vulnerability maps
PART III Implementation of cooling the cities
7. Greenery and water cooling
7.1 Greenery in compact city
7.2 Greenery type and mitigation effect
7.3 Greenery guideline
7.4 Case study
8. Cool material of building and pavement
8.1 Thermal characteristic of outdoor material
8.2 Benefit of material for indoor and outdoor thermal environment
8.3 Material application guideline
8.4 Case study
9. Creating shades in the cities
9.1 Shading and radiation
9.2 Shading and space usage
9.3 Shading design guideline
9.4 Case study
10. Urban ventilation and wind corridor
10.1 urban ventilation assessment
10.2 Benefit of urban ventilation on heat mitigation
10.3 Urban ventilation guideline
10.4 Case study
11. Energy consumption reduction in buildings
11.1 Consist of building energy consumption
11.2 Building energy consumption and heat island
11.3 Building energy conservation guideline
11.4 Case study
12. Future challenges and opportunity for microclimate
12.1 Climate change and urban microclimate
12.2 IoT network and application
12.3 Green energy and microclimate
12.4 Climatic responsive land policy
12.5 Co-design by public and private sector
1. Surface energy balance in various scales and levels
1.1 Earth system
1.2 Urban and rural
1.3 Street and blocks
1.4 Site and Buildings
2. Climate in urban area
2.1 Climatic elements
2.2 Climate zone and classification
2.3 Climate and spatial planning
2.4 Climate and building design
3. Urban heat island effect
3.1 Types of urban heat island
3.2 Observation and measurement
3.3 Urban heat island phenomenon
3.4 Factors affecting urban heat island
4. Thermal comfort and stress of human
4.1 Energy balance of human body
4.2 Thermal comfort index
4.3 Thermal perception, preference, and acceptable range
4.4 Thermal adaptations
PART II Identification of hot spot in urban area
5. Measurement and modelling of thermal environment
5.1 Measurement and instrumentation
5.2 Remote sensing methods
5.3 Microclimate models
6. Urban Climatic map
6.1 Urban thermal environment map
6.2 Urban ventilation map
6.3 Energy consumption and CO2 emission map
6.4 Thermal risk and vulnerability maps
PART III Implementation of cooling the cities
7. Greenery and water cooling
7.1 Greenery in compact city
7.2 Greenery type and mitigation effect
7.3 Greenery guideline
7.4 Case study
8. Cool material of building and pavement
8.1 Thermal characteristic of outdoor material
8.2 Benefit of material for indoor and outdoor thermal environment
8.3 Material application guideline
8.4 Case study
9. Creating shades in the cities
9.1 Shading and radiation
9.2 Shading and space usage
9.3 Shading design guideline
9.4 Case study
10. Urban ventilation and wind corridor
10.1 urban ventilation assessment
10.2 Benefit of urban ventilation on heat mitigation
10.3 Urban ventilation guideline
10.4 Case study
11. Energy consumption reduction in buildings
11.1 Consist of building energy consumption
11.2 Building energy consumption and heat island
11.3 Building energy conservation guideline
11.4 Case study
12. Future challenges and opportunity for microclimate
12.1 Climate change and urban microclimate
12.2 IoT network and application
12.3 Green energy and microclimate
12.4 Climatic responsive land policy
12.5 Co-design by public and private sector
- No. of pages: 271
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2029
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128229101
- eBook ISBN: 9780128230923
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Tzu-Ping Lin
Tzu-Ping Lin is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Architecture and Chief Sustainability Officer of the College of Planning and Design at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). He leads the Building and Climate Lab, focusing on urban microclimate, urban/human biometeorology, green buildings, energy conservation, climate change and building adaptation. Professor Lin was awarded the Outstanding Research Award by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Architecture Award for Young Generation by the Architectural Institute of Taiwan. Prof. Lin is also an architect in Taiwan and is the leader of Taiwan Green Building Code Enhancement Project, responsible for the revision of the Green Building manuals and the verification of the green building review process in Taiwan. He developed urban thermal risk/ventilation/energy consumption maps and is applying for sustainable urban policy and green building code for the government of Taiwan.
Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Professor, Chief Sustainability Officer, College of Planning and Design, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan