Ecovillages and Ecocities

Bioclimatic Applications from Tirana, Albania
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-20958-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 639 g

Reihe: The Urban Book Series

Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined. This book is in search of a method to determine the level of livability, ecology and energy efficiency. Ecological and sustainable cities need to properly make up for the existent weakness of the city's construction under fine ecological environment. The intention of this comparative study is an attempt to improve life quality in Tirana, Albania. It gives examples of successful strategies, e.g. bioclimatic solution through passive solar systems and the use of underground tunnels. This book is aimed at researches, professionals, architects and city planners.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xhexhi, Klodjan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An approach from ecovillages and ecocities to Tirana, Albania.- Tirana the capital of Albania. A brief history of regulatory plans, anti-bombing hideouts and its climate conditions.- Leed and Breeam building standards and Albanian law related to building thermal performance.- Social impact in a specific neighborhood in Tirana, Albania.- In the traces of bioclimatic architecture.- Existing site conditions. Building thermography and U-Value measurements. Case study Tirana, Albania.- Bioclimatic eco-renovation concept design and strategies. The use of different materials.- Bioclimatic eco-renovation. Case study Tirana, Albania.