A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Livability: The Direction to Mitigating Urban Heat Islands’ Effect, Achieving Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities, and the Coverage
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-088X
This chapter presents a prologue and background of the book and the reason why it focuses on urban heat island effect (UHIE) mitigation in cities, especially amid energy and food security, and climate change (CC) and COVID crises. It also provides a review on the challenges facing cities globally. Also, the chapter concentrates on understanding what is livability, urban heat islands (UHIs), and their definitions and causes, as well as the significance of mitigating UHIE, including citizen attitudes, connectivity to nature, and learning through neighborhood’s access to clean transport and green spaces post-COVID-19. In addition, the chapter highlights the needs for reducing UHIE in megacities and understands the approaches to attain livability, sustainable development with emphasis on urban biomimicry through ecosystem service-based solutions to transform gray infrastructure to green infrastructure (GI) and blue infrastructure (BI) to lower the cooling load needed as a result of UHI in the built environments, as well as enhance health and well-being to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Moreover, the chapter attempts to answer the thoughts about how can urban green coverage (UGC) and wetlands aid in developing urban spaces and creating green and healthier cities? It also portrays the role of GI and BI in CC adaptation. Furthermore, this chapter presents models and ranking of the best livable cities globally. At the end, it provides the readers with a full comprehension of the structure book, which is articulated over two main parts and encompasses seven chapters inclusively. Finally, the chapter depicts a final note from the lead author about UHIE and its role in creating livable and sustainable cities.
Livability: The Direction to Mitigating Urban Heat Islands’ Effect, Achieving Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities, and the Coverage
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-088X
This chapter presents a prologue and background of the book and the reason why it focuses on urban heat island effect (UHIE) mitigation in cities, especially amid energy and food security, and climate change (CC) and COVID crises. It also provides a review on the challenges facing cities globally. Also, the chapter concentrates on understanding what is livability, urban heat islands (UHIs), and their definitions and causes, as well as the significance of mitigating UHIE, including citizen attitudes, connectivity to nature, and learning through neighborhood’s access to clean transport and green spaces post-COVID-19. In addition, the chapter highlights the needs for reducing UHIE in megacities and understands the approaches to attain livability, sustainable development with emphasis on urban biomimicry through ecosystem service-based solutions to transform gray infrastructure to green infrastructure (GI) and blue infrastructure (BI) to lower the cooling load needed as a result of UHI in the built environments, as well as enhance health and well-being to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Moreover, the chapter attempts to answer the thoughts about how can urban green coverage (UGC) and wetlands aid in developing urban spaces and creating green and healthier cities? It also portrays the role of GI and BI in CC adaptation. Furthermore, this chapter presents models and ranking of the best livable cities globally. At the end, it provides the readers with a full comprehension of the structure book, which is articulated over two main parts and encompasses seven chapters inclusively. Finally, the chapter depicts a final note from the lead author about UHIE and its role in creating livable and sustainable cities.
Livability: The Direction to Mitigating Urban Heat Islands’ Effect, Achieving Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities, and the Coverage
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-088X
This chapter presents a prologue and background of the book and the reason why it focuses on urban heat island effect (UHIE) mitigation in cities, especially amid energy and food security, and climate change (CC) and COVID crises. It also provides a review on the challenges facing cities globally. Also, the chapter concentrates on understanding what is livability, urban heat islands (UHIs), and their definitions and causes, as well as the significance of mitigating UHIE, including citizen attitudes, connectivity to nature, and learning through neighborhood’s access to clean transport and green spaces post-COVID-19. In addition, the chapter highlights the needs for reducing UHIE in megacities and understands the approaches to attain livability, sustainable development with emphasis on urban biomimicry through ecosystem service-based solutions to transform gray infrastructure to green infrastructure (GI) and blue infrastructure (BI) to lower the cooling load needed as a result of UHI in the built environments, as well as enhance health and well-being to attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Moreover, the chapter attempts to answer the thoughts about how can urban green coverage (UGC) and wetlands aid in developing urban spaces and creating green and healthier cities? It also portrays the role of GI and BI in CC adaptation. Furthermore, this chapter presents models and ranking of the best livable cities globally. At the end, it provides the readers with a full comprehension of the structure book, which is articulated over two main parts and encompasses seven chapters inclusively. Finally, the chapter depicts a final note from the lead author about UHIE and its role in creating livable and sustainable cities.
Livability: The Direction to Mitigating Urban Heat Islands’ Effect, Achieving Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities, and the Coverage
Aboulnaga, Mohsen (author) / Trombadore, Antonella (author) / Mostafa, Mona (author) / Abouaiana, Ahmed (author)
Livable Cities ; Chapter: 1 ; 1-282
2024-07-02
282 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Blue infrastructure , Bright color surfaces , Causes of urban heat island (UHI) , Climate change mitigation and adaptation , Cooling , Dark surfaces and pavements , Ecosystem service-based solutions , Green and healthy cities , Green infrastructure , Gray infrastructure , Heat stress , Importance of UHI , Livability , Livable city , Megacities , Post-COVID regulations , Reflective surfaces , SDGs , Street canyon , The coverage , Urban green coverage , Urban biomimicry , UHI effect and sustainable development , Urban spaces Energy , Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings , Energy Policy, Economics and Management , Urban Ecology , Climate, general , Earth and Environmental Science
| DOAJ | 2023
Global Cities’ Plans to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands Effect Exploiting Urban Green Coverage
| Springer Verlag | 2024
Multi-Agent Simulation of Safe Livability and Sustainable Development in Cities
| DOAJ | 2020
Accessibility and Livability in Winter Cities
| Springer Verlag | 2020