LEADER 03951nam 22006855 450 001 9910484639103321 005 20251113202129.0 010 $a981-334-050-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-33-4050-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000011660653 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-33-4050-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6425639 035 $a(PPN)252512685 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011660653 100 $a20201214d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUrban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation $eHot and Humid Regions /$fedited by Napoleon Enteria, Matteos Santamouris, Ursula Eicker 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (X, 307 p. 167 illus., 127 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aAdvances in 21st Century Human Settlements,$x2198-2554 311 08$a981-334-049-5 327 $aMorphology of buildings and cities in hot and humid regions -- Assessment of the effects of urban heat island on buildings -- Urban heat island monitoring with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Data -- An estimation of air-conditioning energy-saving effects through urban thermal mitigation -- Urban heat island, contributing factors, public responses and mitigation approaches in the tropical context of Malaysia -- Urban heat island studies in hot and humid climates: A review of the state of art in Latin-America -- Urban heat island simulation and monitoring in the hot and humid climate cities of Guayaquil and Durán, Ecuador. 330 $aThis book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide readers, researchers, and policymakers with insights into the concepts and technologies that should be considered when planning and constructing urban centres and buildings. The rapid development of urban areas in hot and humid regions has led to an increase in urban temperatures, a decrease in ventilation in buildings, and a transformation of the once green outdoor environment into areas full of solar-energy-absorbing concrete and asphalt. This situation has increased the discomfort of people living in these areas regardless of whether they occupy concrete structures. This is because indoor and outdoor air quality have both suffered from urbanisation. The development of urban areas has also increased energy consumption so that the occupantsof buildings can enjoy indoor thermal comfort and air quality that they need via air conditioning systems. This book offers solutions to the recent increase in the number of heat islands in hot and humid regions. 410 0$aAdvances in 21st Century Human Settlements,$x2198-2554 606 $aEnvironment 606 $aClimatology 606 $aHuman geography 606 $aEnvironmental management 606 $aSustainability 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aClimate Sciences 606 $aHuman Geography 606 $aEnvironmental Management 606 $aSustainability 615 0$aEnvironment. 615 0$aClimatology. 615 0$aHuman geography. 615 0$aEnvironmental management. 615 0$aSustainability. 615 14$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aClimate Sciences. 615 24$aHuman Geography. 615 24$aEnvironmental Management. 615 24$aSustainability. 676 $a551.525091732 702 $aEnteria$b Napoleon 702 $aSantamouris$b Matteos 702 $aEicker$b Ursula 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484639103321 996 $aUrban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation$92595552 997 $aUNINA