Sustainability and the city / C. A. Brebbia, J. J. Sendra, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brebbia, C. A., editor.

Sendra, J. J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged))

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southampton, Boston : WIT Press, [2018]

Summary:

Comprising specially selected papers, this book refers to all aspects of urban environment and provides solutions that lead towards sustainability. These research studies include contributions that have been made from a diverse range of researchers, resulting in a variety of topics and experiences.

Contents:

Cover

Sustainability and the City

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

Multidimensional characterization of the regional urban model and the urban sprawl in Valencia

Classification of urban blue green structures with aerial measurements

Holistic visual data representation for built environment assessment

Implementation of urban building energy modeling in historic districts. Seville as case-study

Spatial ethics as an evaluation tool for the long-term impacts of mega urban projects: an application of spatial ethics multi-criteria assessment to Canning Town regeneration projects, London

The role of governments and green building councils in cities' transformation to become sustainable: case studies of Hong Kong (east) and Vancouver (west)

Electronic behaviour mapping and GIS application for Stavanger Torget, Norway

Urban street canyons - impact of different materials and colours of facades and ground and different positions of persons on outdoor thermal comfort

Sustainable urban mobility plan at La Manga del Mar Menor (Spain)

Evolution of a coastal oasis in a high population growth rate municipality: Los Cabos, Mexico

Study on the precision of 1-minute X-band MP radar rainfall data in a small urban watershed

Applying an entropic analysis to locate rapid transit lines in sprawled cities

Monitoring air pollution by combining a static infrastructure with a participatory sensing approach: design and performance evaluation

An analysis of infection risk caused by the compound disaster of a large earthquake with flooding in an urban river catchment

Use of wastes from the peanut industry in the manufacture of building materials

Microplastics as vector for persistent organic pollutants in urban effluents: the role of polychlorinated biphenyls

The global rent gap of Lisbon's historic centre.

The role of utility companies in municipal planning of smart energy communities

Factoring environment into electrification management in a region

Author index.

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ISBN:

1-78466-322-0

OCLC:

1031090728