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“marwa khalifa”

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  • Remapping Urban Heat Island Atlases in Regenerative Cities

    Edited by Hisham Abusaada, Abeer Elshater, Marwa Khalifa ...
    In the past decades, protecting the urban environment in the face of environmentalism and environmental rights has become crucial to saving the planet from the dangers of the rapid urban development of new cities and societies. Air temperature is one of the factors influenced by climate change and contemporary city morphology that lacks compact city features. Contemporary cities have taken on ... Read more

    $267.99 CAD

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    Sustainable liveable architecture

    by Derek Clements-Croome ...
    Our built environments can affect us in many subtle ways. Simply sensing fresh air and natural light or seeing greenery and open space can uplift our mood and improve our wellbeing. But these healthy environments are increasingly difficult to achieve in practice. The vital collaboration between the many people involved in designing and producing buildings is often not achieved. Then there is the ... Read more

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  • Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy

    Edited by Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Antonino Marvuglia, Milen Baltov, Preben Hansen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book is based on work from the COST Action “RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy'', and highlights how sustainability in buildings, facilities and urban governance is crucial for a future that is socially just, ecologically restorative, and economically viable, for Europe and the whole planet. In light of the search for fair solutions to the climate ... Read more

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  • Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

    by Ayyoob Sharifi, Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir ...
    Uniquely focused on the contributions smart cities can make to climate change resilience, Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation offers evidence-based scientific solutions for improving cities' abilities to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to global climate-related events. Beginning with the observation of global environmental change, this book explores what sustainable smart projects are, ... Read more

    $110.39 CAD

  • Blue-Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Settlements

    Implications for Developing Countries Under Climate Change

    Edited by P. K. Joshi, K. S. Rao, Rahul Bhadouria, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rishikesh Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is now recognized as beneficial in terms of maintaining water flows and thermal comfort in urban areas. A framework of ecosystem services for urban settlements may be instrumental in bio-physical benefits as well as social and psychological benefits that will be assisting in adaptation and mitigating adverse effects of changing climate. Cities in developing ... Read more

    $218.99 CAD

  • Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Haozhi Pan, Zahra Kalantari, Carla Ferreira, Cong Cong ...
    This book catalogs the evidence based on the social, economic and environmental effectiveness of Nature based Solutions (NbS) to face environmental challenges and simultaneously provide a better understanding of associated social-ecological interactions.NbS are reframing discussion and policy responses worldwide to environmental challenges. The concept builds on and complements other closely ... Read more

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  • Greening Our Cities: Sustainable Urbanism for a Greener Future

    A Culmination of Selected Research Papers from the International Conferences on Green Urbanism (GU) – 6th edition and Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (URS) – 2022

    Edited by Alessandra Battisti, Cristina Piselli, Eric J Strauss, Etleva Dobjani, Saimir Kristo ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This thought-provoking book takes readers on a captivating journey through the realms of green urbanism, urban regeneration, and urban design, development, and preservation, providing an exploration of innovative approaches to creating sustainable and thriving cities of the future.Discussing the pressing challenges of urban environments, this book offers practical insights for architects, urban ... Read more

    $294.99 CAD

  • Resilient and Responsible Smart Cities

    Volume 2

    Edited by Hassan Abdalla, Hugo Rodrigues, Vimal Gahlot, Mohammad Salah Uddin, Tomohiro Fukuda ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book aims to establish a community with attention to land use to achieve sustainable development and meet the needs of today’s society. Urban planning depends on engineering, architectural, social and political pillars. It pursues this by proposing solutions, regulating environmental pollution and non-sustainable use of available resources. It showcases and even triggers further debate about ... Read more

    $307.99 CAD

  • Urban Climate and Urban Design

    Edited by Baojie He, Yupeng Wang, Ali Cheshmehzangi ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Due to climate change and urbanization, urban climate change is increasingly prominent with significantly environmental, economic, social, and health consequences. Addressing climate-related risks, threats and disasters in cities to a significant extent means creating resilient, healthy, safe and inclusive built environments. Such an assumption is much truer since cities are the main human ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • "Theories, Techniques, Strategies" For Spatial Planners & Designers

    Planning, Design, Applications

    Edited by Murat Özyavuz ...
    Global warming and the resulting climate change affect our cities the most. In the recent years, migration to cities from the rural areas has increased. With this, an orderly structuring occurred in the cities, and as a result, the quality of the urban environment started to decrease. For this reason, planners and designers have started to introduce different approaches to make cities more ... Read more

    $187.99 CAD

  • Theory and practice in sustainable planning and design

    Planning, Design, Applications

    Edited by Murat Özyavuz ...
    Global warming and the resulting climate change affect the cities most. With the decrease of rural areas in recent years, migration to cities has increased. With the rapid migration, an orderly structuring occurred in the cities, and as a result, the quality of the urban environment has started to decrease. In order to mitigate this issue, planners and designers have started to use different ... Read more

    $142.99 CAD

  • Resilient and Responsible Smart Cities

    Volume 1

    Edited by Norsidah Ujang, Tomohiro Fukuda, Anna Laura Pisello, Dinko Vukadinović ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book focuses on the ways in which resiliency can foster the transformation of cities. There is a growing need for our cities to be transformed into “smart” cities; in this regard, tremendous efforts are called for in order to face the environmental challenges that play a major role in the creation or transformation of cities and environments.This book covers a broad range of applications and ... Read more

    $371.99 CAD