Heat islands understanding and mitigating heat in urban areas /
'An excellent scientific book and a very useful source of knowledge. The author has succeeded in describing in a very comprehensive way all the recent scientific developments in this very important subject. The reader will be fully informed on the causes of heat islands the scientific ways to d...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan,
c2008.
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 What is a Heat Island?; Chapter 2 Causes of the Heat Island; Chapter 3 Measuring and Modelling Heat Islands; Chapter 4 From Heat Islands to Cool Communities; Chapter 5 All About Cool Roofing; Chapter 6 All About Cool Paving; Chapter 7 Cooling with Trees and Vegetation; Chapter 8 Community Benefits from Heat Island Mitigation; Chapter 9 Cool Community Action Plan; Index; Plates.