E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten
Robinson Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-136-53936-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Physical Principles, Methods and Applications
E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-136-53936-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This is the first book to directly address the physics of urban sustainability and how urban sustainability may be modelled and optimised. Starting with an introduction to the importance and key aspects of the topic, it moves on to a detailed consideration of the urban climate and pedestrian comfort. Comprehensive techniques for the modelling and optimisation of urban metabolism are then described, together with means for defining sustainability as the fitness function to be optimised. It ends with an eye to the future of sustainable urban design and the means available to urban designers and governors to help them to secure a more sustainable urban future.
This book will be invaluable both in informing the next generation of urban planners, architects and engineers, and as a tool to current professionals that will directly contribute to the effectiveness of their work by allowing them to more successfully measure and model urban sustainability.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Figures, tables, box and plates
Foreword
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and abbreviations
1 Introduction
Part I Climate and Comfort
2 The Urban Radiant Environment
3 The Urban Hydrothermal Environment
4 Pedestrian Comfort
Part II Metabolism
5 Building Modelling
6 Transport Modelling
Part III Measures and Optimisation of Sustainability
7 Measures of Urban Sustainability
8 Optimisation of Urban Sustainability
Part IV An Eye to the Future
9 Dynamics of Land -Use Change and Growth
10 Conclusions