Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849712980 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The author includes sections on cool roofing and cool paving, explains their benefits in detail and provides practical guidelines for their selection and installation. Heat island problems, in terms of increased energy consumption, reduced air quality and effects on human health and mortality, are becoming more pressing as cities continue to grow and sprawl. This comprehensive book brings together the latest information about heat islands and their mitigation. The book describes how heat islands are formed, what problems they cause, which technologies mitigate heat island effects and what policies and actions can be taken to cool communities. Traditional, highly absorptive construction mater
'I have been an advocate for heat island mitigation technologies for many years because they make sense - practical sense and economic sense. ' Well worth the read by urban foresters involved in planning and urban design, and by those who want to promote the benefits of urban trees.'Jon Heuch, Chartered Forester, 2009. This is a valuable reference not only for climatologists and climate experts, but also for building engineers, architects, building physicists, researchers and university students.'Mat Santamouris, Associate Professor at the University of Athens, Greece 'Lisa Gartland has produced an important, well structured, clear and comprehensive publication that is easy to read and to implement. Heat Islands neatly explains the problem of heat islands in cities, and presents the remarkable benefits that may be obtained from cooler roofs and pavements and add
Dr Lisa Gartland is the sole proprietor of PositivEnergy, a consulting firm specializing in heat island mitigation, and former director of the Sacramento Cool Community Program, whose aim was to reduce Sacramento's heat island.
Nico said A key book on the topic of heat islands. A complete overview and up to date information on the topic of urban heat islands. It introduces the reader to all of the main issues on this matter. Very well informed and documentes.