Urban Heat Stress and Mitigation Solutions

ISBN-13: 9780367493677 / Miękka / 2023 / 412 str.

Opis

This book provides the reader with an understanding of the impact that different morphologies, construction materials and green coverage solutions, have on the urban microclimate, thus affecting the comfort conditions of urban inhabitants and the energy needs of buildings in urban areas.

Spis treści

Part I: Physical processes and outdoor comfort in urban areas  1. Understanding heat and mass transfer at the urban scale  2. An overview of microclimate simulation tools and models for predicting outdoor thermal comfort  3. Measuring and assessing thermal exposure  4. Thermal comfort in the outdoor built environment: the role of clothing  5. Potential effects of anthropometric variables on outdoor thermal comfort  Part II: Urban energy modelling  6. Urban form and climate performance  7. Including weather data morphing and other urban effects in energy simulations  8. The climate-related potential of natural ventilation  9. Different approaches to urban energy modelling  10. Low carbon heating and cooling strategies for urban residential buildings - A bottom-up engineering modelling approach  11. Definition, modelling and performance evaluation of energy distribution networks of prosumers  Part III: Adaptation and mitigation measures  12. Cool materials in buildings. Roofs as a measure for urban energy rehabilitation  13. Building greenery systems  14. Thermochromic and retro-reflective materials  15. Urban green infrastructures for climate change adaptation: a multiscale approach  16. Part IV: Towards a resilient urbanscape  16. Environmental valuation and the city perspectives towards the circular economy  17. Urban energy poverty  18. Planning criteria for nature-based solutions in cities  19. The Colour of Heat: Visualising Urban Heat Islands for policy-making

O autorze

Vincenzo Costanzo is currently a Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAR) at the University of Catania, Italy. He holds a PhD in energetics focusing on building and environmental physics.

Gianpiero Evola is Assdociate Professor of building physics at the Department of Electric, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI) at the University of Catania, Italy. He holds a PhD in building physics.

Luigi Marletta is Professor of building physics at the Department of Electric, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI) at the University of Catania, Italy.