Sustainable Urban Development : Topics, Trends and Solutions / Luís Bragança, Cristina Engel de Alvarez, and Luisa F. Cabeza, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bragança, Luis, editor.

Alvarez, Cristina Engel de, editor.

Cabeza, Luisa F., editor.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP expanding physics.

IOP Ebooks Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable urban development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

Biography/History:

Luís Bragança graduated in Civil Engineering at Porto University in 1982. He holds a Master degree on Thermal Engineering (1987) and a PhD on Mechanical Engineering (1995) form the same university. He is currently Professor at University of Minho (Portugal). Cristina Engel de Alvarez graduated in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos in 1987 and holds a Master degree (1996) and PhD (2003) from the University of Sao Paolo. She is currently Professor Titular at the University Federal of Espírito Santo (Vitoria, Brasil) and President of the Espírito Santo Research and Innovation Foundation. Luisa F. Cabeza graduated in Chemical Engineering (1992) and Industrial Engineering (1993) at Institut Químic de Sarrià (Universitat Ramon Llull) and holds a Master Degree on industrial management (1995) and a PhD on Industrial Engineering (1996) from the same university. She is currently Full Professor at the University of Lleida (Lleida, Spain).

Summary:

This research and reference text addresses issues relevant to the implementation of sustainability in the built environment, covering the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles.

Contents:

1. The relationship between climate change and the city / Cristina Engel de Alvarez, Gustavo Kamino, Victor Bussoloti and Luís Bragança

2. Project logic for the reorganization of cities in transition : a Hispanic American application / Fermín Rodríguez and Alvaro Valverde

3. An urgent urban design challenge : time, sustainable mobility, and the humanization of collective space / Miguel Bandeira, Filipa Corais and Fátima Pereira

4. New trends in urban mobility / Begonäa Guirao and Daniel Orellana

5. Coexistence of urban regeneration policies and sustainable mobility : reflections on, and practical cases of, urban acupuncture / Miguel Bandeira, Filipa Corais and Fátima Pereira

6. Tactical urbanism : collective interventions in urban public spaces / Matías Cardoso, Daniel Orellana and M. Augusta Hermida

7. Seeding picoscale solutions for social macro goals : complex thinking in projects for vulnerable communities / Andrea Naguissa Yuba, Gilfranco Medeiros Alves, Joäao Onofre Pereira Pinto, Juliana Trujillo and Karina Trevisan Latosinski

8. Heritage conservation and sustainability / J. Maria Matilde Villegas, Vladimir Fernando Stello and Ricardo Rodrigues

9. The role of a detailed microclimate monitoring in developing a cultural heritage resilience plan / Ilaria Pigliautile and Anna Laura Pisello

10. Designing buildings for adaptability, flexibility, and durability / Rand Askar, Luís Bragança and Helena Gervásio

11. Information technology and the digital transformation of building design / José Pedro Carvalho, Luís Bragança and Ricardo Mateus

12. Energy efficiency in the change to nearly zero-energy buildings / Anderson A. Fraga, Edna A. Nico-Rodrigues, Luisa F. Cabeza and Cristina E. de Alvarez

13. Energy use and the implementation of renewable energy in cities / Norberto S. Odobez, Carlos Godoy and Luisa F. Cabeza

14. The role of materials in achieving sustainability in cities / Luisa F. Cabeza

15. Practical strategies for embodying the circular economy concept in the construction sector / Kamel Mohamed Rahla, Luís Bragança and Ricardo Mateus

16. Integrated actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change impacts / Nils Larsson.

Notes:

"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 18, 2022).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780750339704

0750339705

9780750339711

0750339713

OCLC:

1290430697