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- Systematically organizes various heat-island measurement technologies based on surface-heat budget and surface boundary layer models
- Explains how the appropriate selection of heat-island measurement technologies is dependent upon location
- Offers practical tools for readers concerned with environmentally friendly urban and architectural planning
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
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Table of contents (1 chapter)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Maximizing readers’ insights into urban and architectural environmental planning with consideration for the thermal environment, this work highlights how various urban heat-island strategies have been developed and their effectiveness in urban areas. Specific measures to combat the urban heat-island phenomenon, including improvement of surface cover, reduction of exhaust heat, improvement of ventilation are summarized and various heat-island measurement technologies, which have been proposed in recent years, are organized systematically based on surface- heat budget and surface boundary layer models. With suggestions for the selection of appropriate heat-island technologies depending on the location, this book elucidates the relationship between the thermal environment and urban block form characteristics. Covering the latest research findings, this book is of interest for all those concerned with environmentally friendly urban and architectural planning.
Authors and Affiliations
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Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Hideki Takebayashi
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Improvement Measures of Urban Thermal Environment
Authors: Hideki Takebayashi
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13785-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13784-1Published: 14 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13785-8Published: 27 December 2014
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 42
Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Building Materials, Sustainable Development, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning