Title: Designing Cooler Cities : Energy, Cooling and Urban Form
Description: This edited book surveys the major sustainability challenges facing Asian cities, in particular those related to urban energy and city cooling. The book discusses the key concepts and issues involved, addressing the three levels of micro (individual buildings), meso (neighbourhoods/districts) and macro (whole or large parts of cities).
Subjects: Sustainable development, Urbanization, Energy conservation, Asia, environmental conditions, City planning, Environmental aspects, Sustainable urban development, Urban climatology, Urban heat island, Cooling