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The urban microclimate as artifact : towards an architectural theory of thermal diversity
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ISBN: 9783035615463 9783035615159 3035615152 9783035615210 3035615217 Year: 2018 Publisher: Basel : Birkhäuser,

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Les microclimats urbains ne peuvent pas être expliqués uniquement sur la base de phénomènes scientifiques, mais sont également affectés de manière matérielle et spatiale par l'architecture locale de la ville. La disposition, la conception et la construction des façades des bâtiments ont un impact majeur sur les conditions de vent et de température. Pour cette raison, l'architecture et la conception urbaine qui ont un effet sur les microclimats doivent être étudiées dans leurs contextes sociaux et culturels. La publication utilise des études de cas internationales pour expliquer ces relations. L'accent est mis sur les manifestations de microclimats urbains dans un contexte de conception architecturale et urbaine. Les lieux étudiés sont situés en France, en Italie, aux États-Unis, en Nouvelle-Zélande, aux Philippines, à Taiwan et au Burkina Faso. Urban microclimates cannot be explained solely on the basis of scientific phenomena, but are also affected materially and spatially by the city?s local architecture. The layout, design, and facade construction of buildings have a major impact on wind and temperature conditions. For this reason, architecture and urban design that have an effect on microclimates must be investigated in their social and cultural contexts. The publication uses international case studies to explain these relationships. The focus is on manifestations of urban microclimates in an architectural and urban design context. The places investigated are located in France, Italy, the USA, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Burkina Faso.


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Towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda : Contributions from Japan and Germany to Make Cities More Environmentally Sustainable
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ISBN: 3319613766 3319613758 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book looks at the New Urban Agenda and prospects of its implementation. In 2016, the New Urban Agenda was endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Nations after having been adopted by the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador. Together with the Sustainable Development Goals, it provides a comprehensive and ambitious roadmap for global debate and action related to sustainable urbanisation during the coming decades. As mature economies and ageing societies, Japan and Germany can make considerable contributions to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Both countries share a number of similar challenges for environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development under conditions of social change. Furthermore, they have vast experience in actively promoting urban transformation towards a more sustainable urban future. At the same time the authors are making a contribution towards implementing the New Urban Agenda. Other countries may build up on the experience provided and the 20 examples described in this book. The work is based on a longstanding cooperation between the Graduate School of Environmental Studies of the Nagoya University (Japan), the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (Germany) and the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany).

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