Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
Editors: Kubota, Tetsu, Rijal, Hom Bahadur, Takaguchi, Hiroto (Eds.)
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- Presents comprehensive research findings covering vernacular houses, human adaptive thermal comfort and behavior, household energy consumption, indoor thermal environment, and vulnerability for climate change
- Comprises a total of 50 chapters written by 53 authors from various countries, mainly from the Asian region
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- About this book
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This book provides information on the latest research findings that are useful in the context of designing sustainable houses and living in rapidly growing Asian cities. The book is composed of seven parts, comprising a total of 50 chapters written by 53 authors from various countries, mainly in the Asian region. Part I introduces vernacular houses in different Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Nepal, China, Thailand and Laos. Parts II and III then explore in depth indoor adaptive thermal comfort and occupants’ adaptive behavior, focusing especially on those in hot-humid climates. Part IV presents detailed survey results on household energy consumption in various tropical Asian cities, while Part V analyses the indoor thermal conditions in both traditional houses and modern houses in these countries. Several real-world sustainable housing practices in Asian cities are reviewed in the following part. The final part then discusses the vulnerability of expanding Asian cities to climate change and urban heat island.
Today, approximately 35-40% of global energy is consumed in Asia, and this percentage is expected to rise further. Energy consumption has increased, particularly in the residential sector, in line with the rapid rise of the middle class. The majority of growing Asian cities are located in hot and humid climate regions, and as such there is an urgent need for designers to provide healthy and comfortable indoor environments that do not consume non-renewable energy or resources excessively. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in sustainable house design in the growing cities of Asia.
- About the authors
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Dr. Tetsu Kubota
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Prof. Dr. Hom B. Rijal
Tokyo City University, Yokohama, Japan
Prof. Dr. Hiroto Takaguchi
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
- Table of contents (50 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-10
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Indonesia: Dutch Colonial Buildings
Pages 13-23
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Malaysia: Malay House
Pages 25-35
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Malaysia: Longhouse of Sarawak
Pages 37-45
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India: Bio-climatism in Vernacular Architecture
Pages 47-58
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Table of contents (50 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
- Editors
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- Tetsu Kubota
- Hom Bahadur Rijal
- Hiroto Takaguchi
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-10-8465-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-10-8465-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-8464-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-13-4159-5
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 559
- Number of Illustrations
- 146 b/w illustrations, 201 illustrations in colour
- Topics
