An Urban Approach to Climate Sensitive Design: Strategies for the Tropics

ISBN-13: 9780415334105 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 184 str.

M. Rohinton Emmanuel; Martin De Porrrs Rohinton Emmanual;Emmanuel Rohint

Opis

The book presents a general background to the environmental issues facing tropical building designers - energy consumption and comfort implications of buildings and an overview of microclimate changes brought about by urbanization.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Urbanization and Climate  3. Thermal Comfort in the Urban Tropics  4. Climate-Conscious Urban Design in the Tropics: Basic Principles  5. Applications: Urban Design Strategies  6. Climate-Sensitive Urban Transportation for the Tropics

O autorze

Dr. Rohinton Emmanuel is a University teacher and researcher from Sri Lanka, with a Ph.D in urban climatology from the University of Michigan and has also taught in the US and Sweden. His core interests in studying the environmental changes brought about by urbanization in the warm, humid tropics. For nearly 13 years he has extensively researched climate changes in cities with the long-term goal of developing urban environmental monitoring indices that facilitate environment-sensitive urban design in the tropics. He has an extensive record of research and publications on building climatology and urban climate changes.