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Cool Cities : Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming / / Benjamin R. Barber
| Cool Cities : Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming / / Benjamin R. Barber |
| Autore | Barber Benjamin R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Soggetto topico |
Global warming
City planning - Environmental aspects Cities and towns - Growth |
| ISBN |
9780300228113
0-300-22811-2 0-300-22420-6 |
| Classificazione | RB 10438 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Politics Not Science -- PART ONE. MAKING POLITICS WORK FOR SCIENCE -- 1. The Social Contract and the Rights of Cities -- 2. The Devolution Revolution and the Politics of COP 21 -- 3. Climate Change in the Anthropocene -- 4. The Facts Are Mute, Money Talks -- 5. Privatization and Market Fundamentalism -- 6. Political Institutions Old and New: Cities Not Nation- States -- 7. The Road to Global Governance -- 8. Climate Justice: Making Sustainability and Resilience Complementary -- 9. The End of Sovereignty Redux: A Global Parliament of Mayors -- PART TWO. MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK FOR POLITICS -- 10. Common Principles and Urban Action -- 11. The Politics of Commensurability and the Challenge of Trust -- 12. City Sovereignty and the Need for Urban Networks -- 13. A Practical Climate Action Agenda -- 14. Exemplary Cities -- 15. Trust Among Cities: An Index of Commensurability -- 16. Realizing the Urban Climate Agenda -- Notes -- Index |
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Cool Cities : Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming / / Benjamin R. Barber
| Cool Cities : Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming / / Benjamin R. Barber |
| Autore | Barber Benjamin R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Soggetto topico |
Global warming
City planning - Environmental aspects Cities and towns - Growth |
| ISBN |
9780300228113
0-300-22811-2 0-300-22420-6 |
| Classificazione | RB 10438 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Politics Not Science -- PART ONE. MAKING POLITICS WORK FOR SCIENCE -- 1. The Social Contract and the Rights of Cities -- 2. The Devolution Revolution and the Politics of COP 21 -- 3. Climate Change in the Anthropocene -- 4. The Facts Are Mute, Money Talks -- 5. Privatization and Market Fundamentalism -- 6. Political Institutions Old and New: Cities Not Nation- States -- 7. The Road to Global Governance -- 8. Climate Justice: Making Sustainability and Resilience Complementary -- 9. The End of Sovereignty Redux: A Global Parliament of Mayors -- PART TWO. MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK FOR POLITICS -- 10. Common Principles and Urban Action -- 11. The Politics of Commensurability and the Challenge of Trust -- 12. City Sovereignty and the Need for Urban Networks -- 13. A Practical Climate Action Agenda -- 14. Exemplary Cities -- 15. Trust Among Cities: An Index of Commensurability -- 16. Realizing the Urban Climate Agenda -- Notes -- Index |
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017] | ||
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Dalle esigenze alle opportunità : la difesa idraulica fluviale occasione per un progetto di paesaggio terzo / / Michele Ercolini
| Dalle esigenze alle opportunità : la difesa idraulica fluviale occasione per un progetto di paesaggio terzo / / Michele Ercolini |
| Autore | Ercolini Michele |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Firenze : , : Firenze University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 714 |
| Collana | Tesi. Scienze tecnologiche / Università degli studi di Firenze |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Urban landscape architecture - Europe Urban ecology (Sociology) - Europe Sustainable development |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910424569603321 |
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Ercolini Michele
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| Firenze : , : Firenze University Press, , 2006 | ||
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De la ville durable à la nature en ville / Isabelle Hajek, Philippe Hamman, Jean-Pierre Lévy
| De la ville durable à la nature en ville / Isabelle Hajek, Philippe Hamman, Jean-Pierre Lévy |
| Autore | Barthélémy Carole |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Villeneuve d'Ascq, : Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlancNathalie
ChelkoffGrégoire ClaeysCécilia ConsalesJean-Noël DinhDu Tran DonzelAndré GeneysCyril GoiffonMarie HajekIsabelle HératArlette JehlingMathias LaigleLydie LeducqDivya LévyJean-Pierre LizéeCécile ManolaThéa MatasJuan MohnikeThomas ParisMagali RobineauOphélie ScarwellHelga-Jane ScherommPascale WintzMaurice ZaccaïEdwin HammanPhilippe |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable urban development
City planning - Environmental aspects Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| ISBN |
2-7574-1183-7
2-7574-1839-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495744703321 |
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| Villeneuve d'Ascq, : Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Design for flooding [[electronic resource] ] : architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change / / Donald Watson and Michele Adams
| Design for flooding [[electronic resource] ] : architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change / / Donald Watson and Michele Adams |
| Autore | Watson Donald <1937-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J. : , : Wiley, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
| Disciplina |
628.1
720/.47 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AdamsMichele <1961-> (Michele C.) |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Architecture and climate
Flood damage prevention City planning - Environmental aspects Environmental management Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
0-470-89002-9
1-282-88366-6 9786612883668 1-118-25987-4 0-470-89000-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Nature of water -- pt. 2. Design with water -- pt. 3. Flood-resistant design -- pt. 4. Design for resilience. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Architecture, landscape and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140858303321 |
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| Hoboken, N.J. : , : Wiley, , 2011 | ||
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Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / / edited by Edward Ng
| Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / / edited by Edward Ng |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.1/216
307.1216 711.42 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NgEdward |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-54601-4
1-282-50605-6 9786612506055 1-84977-444-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Designing High-Density Cities; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword by Sir David Akers Jones; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: An Understanding of High Density; 1. Understanding Density and High Density: Vicky Cheng; Physical density; Building density and urban morphology; Perceived density; High density; Conclusions; 2. Is the High-Density City the Only Option?: Brenda Vale and Robert Vale; The post-oil scenario; The food equation; Wastes and fertility; Low density or high density?; Conclusions
3. The Sustainability of High Density: Susan RoafPopulation and the people problem; Resource depletion; Pollution; Conclusions: Avoid the Ozymandias syndrome; 4. Density and Urban Sustainability: An Exploration of Critical Issues: Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee; Sustainability and planning; Historical review; Density and sustainability; Conclusions; Part II: Climate and High-Density Design; 5. Climate Changes Brought About by Urban Living: Chiu-Ying Lam; Temperature; On climate changes brought about by urban living; Wind; State of the sky; Evaporation; Thinking about people 6. Urbanization and City Climate: A Diurnal and Seasonal Perspective: Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung LeeUrban heat island (UHI) intensity; Diurnal variation of UHI intensity; Seasonal variation of UHI intensity; Favourable conditions for high UHI intensity; Conclusions; 7. Urban Climate in Dense Cities: Lutz Katzschner; Introduction; Problems; Urban climatic maps; Urban climate and planning; Part III: Environmental Aspects of High-Density Design; 8. Thermal Comfort Issues and Implications in High-Density Cities: Baruch Givoni; Thermal comfort; Recent research on comfort Conclusions: Implications for building design and urban planning9. Urban Environment Diversity and Human Comfort: Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos; Introduction; Background; Monitoring outdoor comfort; Conclusions; 10. Designing for Urban Ventilation: Edward Ng; Introduction; Urban ventilation in high-density cities; Wind velocity ratio for urban ventilation; Building and city morphology for urban ventilation; Case study: Hong Kong; Design guidelines; Conclusions; 11. Natural Ventilation in High-Density Cities: Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus and Agota Szucs; Introduction; Role of ventilation Cooling potential by ventilation in a dense urban environmentNatural ventilation strategies in a dense urban environment; 12. Sound Environment: High- versus Low-Density Cities: Jian Kang; Sound distribution; Sound perception; Noise reduction; 13. Designing for Daylighting: Edward Ng; Introduction; Context; Graphical tools for design; The need for daylight; Towards high density; A tool for high density; The way forward; Conclusions; 14. Designing for Waste Minimization in High-Density Cities: Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon; Introduction: Waste management and waste minimization Designing for waste minimization |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456696903321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / / edited by Edward Ng
| Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / / edited by Edward Ng |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.1/216
307.1216 711.42 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NgEdward |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| ISBN |
1-136-54600-6
1-136-54601-4 1-282-50605-6 9786612506055 1-84977-444-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Designing High-Density Cities; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword by Sir David Akers Jones; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: An Understanding of High Density; 1. Understanding Density and High Density: Vicky Cheng; Physical density; Building density and urban morphology; Perceived density; High density; Conclusions; 2. Is the High-Density City the Only Option?: Brenda Vale and Robert Vale; The post-oil scenario; The food equation; Wastes and fertility; Low density or high density?; Conclusions
3. The Sustainability of High Density: Susan RoafPopulation and the people problem; Resource depletion; Pollution; Conclusions: Avoid the Ozymandias syndrome; 4. Density and Urban Sustainability: An Exploration of Critical Issues: Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee; Sustainability and planning; Historical review; Density and sustainability; Conclusions; Part II: Climate and High-Density Design; 5. Climate Changes Brought About by Urban Living: Chiu-Ying Lam; Temperature; On climate changes brought about by urban living; Wind; State of the sky; Evaporation; Thinking about people 6. Urbanization and City Climate: A Diurnal and Seasonal Perspective: Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung LeeUrban heat island (UHI) intensity; Diurnal variation of UHI intensity; Seasonal variation of UHI intensity; Favourable conditions for high UHI intensity; Conclusions; 7. Urban Climate in Dense Cities: Lutz Katzschner; Introduction; Problems; Urban climatic maps; Urban climate and planning; Part III: Environmental Aspects of High-Density Design; 8. Thermal Comfort Issues and Implications in High-Density Cities: Baruch Givoni; Thermal comfort; Recent research on comfort Conclusions: Implications for building design and urban planning9. Urban Environment Diversity and Human Comfort: Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos; Introduction; Background; Monitoring outdoor comfort; Conclusions; 10. Designing for Urban Ventilation: Edward Ng; Introduction; Urban ventilation in high-density cities; Wind velocity ratio for urban ventilation; Building and city morphology for urban ventilation; Case study: Hong Kong; Design guidelines; Conclusions; 11. Natural Ventilation in High-Density Cities: Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus and Agota Szucs; Introduction; Role of ventilation Cooling potential by ventilation in a dense urban environmentNatural ventilation strategies in a dense urban environment; 12. Sound Environment: High- versus Low-Density Cities: Jian Kang; Sound distribution; Sound perception; Noise reduction; 13. Designing for Daylighting: Edward Ng; Introduction; Context; Graphical tools for design; The need for daylight; Towards high density; A tool for high density; The way forward; Conclusions; 14. Designing for Waste Minimization in High-Density Cities: Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon; Introduction: Waste management and waste minimization Designing for waste minimization |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780956903321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / / edited by Edward Ng
| Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / / edited by Edward Ng |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.1/216
307.1216 711.42 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NgEdward |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| ISBN |
1-136-54600-6
1-136-54601-4 1-282-50605-6 9786612506055 1-84977-444-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Designing High-Density Cities; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword by Sir David Akers Jones; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: An Understanding of High Density; 1. Understanding Density and High Density: Vicky Cheng; Physical density; Building density and urban morphology; Perceived density; High density; Conclusions; 2. Is the High-Density City the Only Option?: Brenda Vale and Robert Vale; The post-oil scenario; The food equation; Wastes and fertility; Low density or high density?; Conclusions
3. The Sustainability of High Density: Susan RoafPopulation and the people problem; Resource depletion; Pollution; Conclusions: Avoid the Ozymandias syndrome; 4. Density and Urban Sustainability: An Exploration of Critical Issues: Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee; Sustainability and planning; Historical review; Density and sustainability; Conclusions; Part II: Climate and High-Density Design; 5. Climate Changes Brought About by Urban Living: Chiu-Ying Lam; Temperature; On climate changes brought about by urban living; Wind; State of the sky; Evaporation; Thinking about people 6. Urbanization and City Climate: A Diurnal and Seasonal Perspective: Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung LeeUrban heat island (UHI) intensity; Diurnal variation of UHI intensity; Seasonal variation of UHI intensity; Favourable conditions for high UHI intensity; Conclusions; 7. Urban Climate in Dense Cities: Lutz Katzschner; Introduction; Problems; Urban climatic maps; Urban climate and planning; Part III: Environmental Aspects of High-Density Design; 8. Thermal Comfort Issues and Implications in High-Density Cities: Baruch Givoni; Thermal comfort; Recent research on comfort Conclusions: Implications for building design and urban planning9. Urban Environment Diversity and Human Comfort: Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos; Introduction; Background; Monitoring outdoor comfort; Conclusions; 10. Designing for Urban Ventilation: Edward Ng; Introduction; Urban ventilation in high-density cities; Wind velocity ratio for urban ventilation; Building and city morphology for urban ventilation; Case study: Hong Kong; Design guidelines; Conclusions; 11. Natural Ventilation in High-Density Cities: Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus and Agota Szucs; Introduction; Role of ventilation Cooling potential by ventilation in a dense urban environmentNatural ventilation strategies in a dense urban environment; 12. Sound Environment: High- versus Low-Density Cities: Jian Kang; Sound distribution; Sound perception; Noise reduction; 13. Designing for Daylighting: Edward Ng; Introduction; Context; Graphical tools for design; The need for daylight; Towards high density; A tool for high density; The way forward; Conclusions; 14. Designing for Waste Minimization in High-Density Cities: Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon; Introduction: Waste management and waste minimization Designing for waste minimization |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806959103321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dialogues / / edited by Ava Lynam [and three others]
| Dialogues / / edited by Ava Lynam [and three others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Germany : , : Universitätsverlag der Technischen Universität Berlin, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (99 pages) |
| Disciplina | 307.1216 |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
City planning - Social aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682540803321 |
| Berlin, Germany : , : Universitätsverlag der Technischen Universität Berlin, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digital analysis of urban structure and its environment implication / / edited by Weijun Gao
| Digital analysis of urban structure and its environment implication / / edited by Weijun Gao |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Disciplina | 737 |
| Collana | Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements |
| Soggetto topico | City planning - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
9789811966415
9789811966408 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Marketing Text -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Theory and Method of Urban Structure and Environment -- 1 Current Status and Bottleneck of Urban Structure and Urban Environment -- 2 Urban Structure and Environment -- 2.1 Urban Population Mobility -- 2.2 Urban Development and Its Characteristics -- 2.3 Urbanization and Urban Landscape -- 2.4 Urban Ecosystem Services -- 2.5 Urban Health and Its Environmental Support -- 3 Assessment of Urban Environment -- 4 Possibility and Challenge of Improving the Urban Environment -- References -- Population Mobility and Urban Development -- 1 Population Mobility of Cities in China -- 1.1 Overview of Population Mobility in Chinese Cities -- 1.2 Analytical Approaches of Population Mobility in Chinese Cities -- 2 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Population Mobility in Since 2000 -- 2.1 Spatiotemporal Patterns of Population Mobility -- 2.2 Changes in the Urban Development Affecting Population Mobility -- 3 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Population Mobility During Spring Festival -- 3.1 Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Population Mobility -- 3.2 Urban Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Population Mobility -- 4 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Population Mobility at Street Block Level: Case Study in Qingdao -- 4.1 Spatiotemporal Differences of Population Mobility -- 4.2 Urban Built Environment Affecting Population Mobility -- References -- Spatiotemporal Quantification and Identification of Urban Development and Its Characteristics -- 1 Theories and Methods of Urban Development Assessment -- 1.1 Diversity and Difference of Urban Development -- 1.2 Data Support of Urban Development Assessment -- 1.2.1 Theories and Development of GIS -- 1.2.2 Theories and Development of RS -- 1.2.3 Panel Data Analysis -- 1.3 Empirical Methods for Urban Development Assessment.
1.3.1 Requirements for the Comprehensive Assessment for Urban Sustainable Development -- 1.3.2 Conceptual Framework of GIS-RS Integration -- 2 Identification and Quantification of Urban Sprawl -- 2.1 Link Between Night Light and Urban Development -- 2.1.1 DMSP/OLS NTL Images in Urban Studies -- 2.1.2 Processing of DMSP/OLS NTL Images -- 2.1.3 Correlation Analysis of the DMSP/OLS Data -- 2.2 Investigation of Urban Sprawl in Major Cities of China -- 2.2.1 Quantifying the Spatiotemporal Pattern of Urban Area -- 2.2.2 Extraction of Urban Area in Major Cities of China -- 2.2.3 Summary -- 3 Identification and Quantification of Urban Shrinkage -- 3.1 Investigation of Urban Shrinkage in Japan -- 3.1.1 Urban Development in Japan -- 3.1.2 Quantifying Urban Shrinkage in Japan -- 3.1.3 Patterns and Influencing Factors of Urban Shrinkage in Japan -- 3.1.4 Summary -- 3.2 Investigation of Urban Shrinkage in Kitakyushu -- 3.2.1 Urban Development in Kitakyushu -- 3.2.2 Quantifying Urban Shrinkage in Kitakyushu -- 3.2.3 Urban Shrinkage in Kitakyushu -- 3.2.4 Summary -- References -- Sustainability Performance of Urbanization and Its Environment -- 1 Our Sustainable Urban Future -- 1.1 Global Perspective on Urban Sustainability -- 1.2 The Urbanization Trend and Its Effect on the Urban Environment -- 1.2.1 World Urbanization -- 1.2.2 Urbanization Trends in Asia -- 1.2.3 The Effect of Urbanization on the Urban Environment -- 2 Measuring the Performance of Urban Sustainability -- 2.1 The World´s Sustainability Assessment Tools and Their Effectiveness -- 2.2 Our Urban Sustainability Assessment System in China -- 2.2.1 Definition of Urban Sustainability Assessment -- 2.2.2 Indicator System -- 2.2.3 Data Processing -- 3 The Empirical Analysis of Urban Sustainability Assessment Among Agglomeration in China -- 3.1 Urban Sustainability in Jing-Jin-Ji Agglomeration. 3.1.1 The Challenge of Sustainable Urbanization in Yangtze River Delta -- 3.1.2 Assessment Results and Analysis of Jing-Jin-Ji -- 3.2 Urban Sustainability in Yangtze River Delta -- 3.2.1 The Challenge of Sustainable Urbanization in Yangtze River Delta -- 3.2.2 Assessment Results and Analysis of Yangtze River Delta -- 3.3 Urban Sustainability in Pearl River Delta -- 3.3.1 The Challenge of Sustainable Urbanization in Yangtze River Delta -- 3.3.2 Assessment Results and Analysis of Pearl River Delta -- References -- Qualitative Assessment of Urban Ecosystem Services Based on GIS -- 1 What Are the Urban Ecosystem Services? -- 2 How to Evaluate the Urban Ecosystem Services? -- 2.1 Mapping Multiple ESV -- 2.2 Cluster Analysis -- 2.3 Standard Deviational Ellipse -- 3 Case Study of China -- 3.1 Study Area -- 3.2 Data Sources -- 3.3 Temporal and Spatial Analysis of ESV in China -- 3.4 Cluster Analysis of ESV in China -- 3.5 Directional Distribution of ESGs in China -- 4 What Is the Urban Ecosystem Service Flow? -- 5 How to Evaluate the Urban Ecosystem Services Flow? -- 5.1 Construction of Evaluation Matrix of Urban Ecosystem Service Flow -- 5.2 Construction of Evaluation Index System of Urban Ecosystem Service Flow -- 5.3 Calculation of Urban Ecosystem Information Entropy -- 5.4 Calculation of Urban Ecosystem Entropy Flow -- 6 Case Study of Chongqing -- 6.1 Study Area -- 6.2 Data Sources -- 6.3 Mapping Assessment Matrix for Ecosystem Services Flow -- 6.4 Spatial Distribution of Ecosystem Service Flows -- 6.5 Evaluation Index Entropy Flow of Ecosystem Services -- 6.6 Entropy Value and Entropy Flow of Urban Ecosystem -- 7 Summary -- References -- Visual Quality Evaluation of Urban Landscape Based on Computer Vision Technology -- 1 Measuring Urban Street in Big Data Era -- 1.1 Urban Street View Image -- 1.2 Semantic Segmentation. 2 Street Spatial Characteristics in Shenyang, China -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Visual Perception Characteristic Analysis -- 2.2.1 Green Space Factor (GSF) -- 2.2.2 Sky View Factor (SVF) -- 2.2.3 Building Area Ratio (BAR) -- 2.2.4 Vehicle Occurrence Rate (VOR) -- 2.2.5 Pedestrian Occurrence Rate (POR) -- 2.3 Urban Spatial Heterogeneity Analysis -- 2.3.1 The Spatial Distribution of Green Space Factor -- 2.3.2 Spatial Distribution of Sky View Factor -- 2.3.3 Spatial Distribution of Building Area Ratio -- 2.3.4 Spatial Distribution of Vehicle and Pedestrian Occurrence Rate -- 3 Street Visual Quality in Shenyang, China -- 3.1 Relationship Between Visual Quality and Spatial Characteristic -- 3.2 Street Visual Quality Evaluation -- 3.3 Street Visual Quality Analysis -- 3.3.1 High-Visual-Quality Streets -- 3.3.2 Low-Visual-Quality Streets -- References -- Application of Machine Learning in Prediction of Urban Heat Island -- 1 Downscale Land Surface Temperature Prediction Based on Machine Learning Model -- 1.1 Principle of Temperature Downscaling -- 1.2 Machine Learning Model Selection and Downscaling Model Establishment -- 1.2.1 Support Vector Regression Model -- 1.2.2 Decision Trees Model -- 1.2.3 Extra Trees Model -- 2 Urban Structure Identification and Its Implication of Urban Climate -- 2.1 Local Climate Zone Classification System -- 2.2 Urban Structure Identification by Maximum Likelihood Classification Method -- 2.3 Urban Structure´s Implication of Heat Stress by Using Simulation Tool -- 3 Urban Heat Island Analysis of Kanto Major Metropolitan Area Based on High-Resolution Temperature -- 3.1 Application of Downscaling Method in Kanto Major Metropolitan Area, Japan -- 3.2 Urban Heat Island Analysis -- References -- Climate-Sensitive Urban Design for Thermal Comfort -- 1 Climate-Sensitive and Healthy City. 1.1 Climate Change Risk and Climate Sensitivity in Global Cities -- 1.2 Climate Change and Human Health -- 1.3 Healthy City and Outdoor Thermal Environment -- 1.3.1 Outdoor Thermal Environment -- 1.3.2 Outdoor Thermal Comfort -- 1.3.3 Outdoor Thermal Environment Optimization Strategy -- 2 Urban Spatial Form and Urban Green Infrastructure -- 2.1 Field Investigation and Numerical Simulation -- 2.2 Correlation Between Urban Spatial Form and Outdoor Thermal Environment -- 2.3 Correlation Between Urban Green Infrastructure and Outdoor Thermal Environment -- 3 The Empirical Analysis and Application of Urban Spatial Form -- 3.1 Application Case Analysis and Effect Verification (Cold Coastal District) -- 3.2 Application Case Analysis and Effect Verification (Thermal Comfort in Tropical Area) -- 3.3 Walking Thermal Comfort in Urban Open Space (Cold Coastal District) -- 3.3.1 Building Orientations -- 3.3.2 Building Spacing -- 3.3.3 Building Arrangements -- 3.4 Walking Thermal Comfort in Urban Open Space (Tropical Area) -- 4 The Empirical Analysis and Application of Urban Green Infrastructure -- 4.1 Mechanisms of Thermal Environment of Waterfront Greenery -- 4.1.1 Cooling Distance of Water-Based on Low-Altitude Remote Sensing -- 4.1.2 Stress Response of Actual Temperature and Humidity -- 4.1.3 UTCI on Waterfront Space -- 4.2 Evaluations of Thermal Comfort of Waterfront Space -- 4.2.1 Thermal Votes of Waterfront Space -- 4.2.2 Fitting of MTCV and UTCI -- 4.3 Designs of Urban Green Infrastructure Thermal Environment -- 4.3.1 Activity Space Location Among Water and Compound Greenery -- 4.3.2 Waterfront Morphology Among Water and Lawns -- 4.3.3 Optimization Strategy Summary of Urban Green Infrastructure from the Perspective of Urban Thermal Environment -- References -- Urban Structure and Its Environment -- 1 Urban Structure and their Characterization Elements. 1.1 A Quantitative Method for Characterization Elements of Urban Spatial Structure. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910634039003321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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