Adaptation Measures for Urban Heat Islands
Author:   Hideki Takebayashi (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan) ,  Masakazu Moriyama (Emeritus Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan)
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9780128176245


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 March 2020
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Author:   Hideki Takebayashi (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan) ,  Masakazu Moriyama (Emeritus Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780128176245


ISBN 10:   0128176245
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Background and purpose 2. Adaptation measures and their performance 3. ‘Hot spot’ adaptation measures 4. Case studies of adaptation cities 5. Evaluation methods of adaptation cities 6. The role of local government and governance 7. Summary

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Hideki Takebayashi is Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, where he teaches Urban Environmental Planning, Architectural Environmental Engineering, and Urban Environmental Systems. He is chair of the Cool Roof Appropriate Dissemination Subcommittee at the Architectural Institute of Japan, which published the Cool Roof Guidebook. He is editor of the Energy and Buildings Journal and the Advances in Building Energy Research Journal. Masakazu Moriyama is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University. He is the editor of Japanese book on heat island measures Technology and measures of urban heat island. He is the chairman of the Osaka Heat Island Countermeasure Technology Consortium, which has established local standards for certification in urban heat island countermeasure technology.

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