Urban Climates
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521849500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 582 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is illustrated with explicative diagrams of exceptional quality and many examples of this 'collection of microclimates' in various cities. Comprehensive, clearly written, richly illustrated, and with broad ranging examples and well documented sources of data, this is a book that should be read by researchers, students and practitioners interested in the urban environment, urban planning and design, and smart cities. I look forward to using it for my applied climatology in the urban environment class at the University of Georgia.' Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia and former President of the American Meteorological SocietyAdvance praise: 'Urban Climates is a must-read for students and scientists. Beyond the clear and rigorous overview of the physics of the urban atmosphere, Urban Climates offers a fantastic travel through the history of climate in cities around th
Dr Voogt is currently the President of the International Association for Urban Climate, and a former Chair of the American Meteorological Society's Board of the Urban Environment. He is a former President of the Geographical Society of Ireland and a former President of the International Association for Urban Climate.A. T. Dr Oke has published more than two h
Urban Climates is the first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates. It is an ideal resource for students and researchers in fields such as climatology, urban hydrology, air quality, environmental engineering and urban design.. It explains the physical principles governing the creation of distinct urban climates, such as airflow around buildings, the heat island, precipitation modification and air pollution, and it then illustrates how this knowledge can be applied to moderate the undesirable consequences of urban development and help create more sustainable and resilient cities. The book