Resilient Urban Environments

Resilient Urban Environments

Planning for Livable Cities

Yao, Rumming

Springer International Publishing AG

07/2024

378

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9783031554810

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Introduction.- Concept of livable cities.- Wellbeing and social health.- Burden of heatwaves and Mortality risks.- Air quality and health impact.- Urban heat island and heat stress.- Modeling urban microclimates.- Modelling Air Quality in the Urban Environment.- Urban ventilation.- Balancing noise environment and indoor soundscaping.- Urban Green Infrastructure.- Urban Flood Resilience.- Nature-based solutions.- Energy demand reduction.- Clean and renewable energy.- Zero-carbon cities.- Principles for the planning of zero-carbon cities/communities.- Global policies and practices for transforming city-regions.- Urban maintenance and robustness.- Place-based systems approach to tackle the grand challenges.
Health and Wellbeing;Heat Stress;Air Pollution;Modelling;Systemic Approach;Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning