Energy and Climate in the Urban Built Environment
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- Paperback
410 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2020
Summary
The number and percentage of people living in urban areas is growing rapidly. Up to half of the world’s population is expected to be living in a city by the end of the century and there are over 170 cities in the world with populations over a million.
Cities have a huge impact on the local climate and require vast quantities of energy to keep them functioning. The urban environment in turn has a big impact on the performance and needs of buildings. The size, scale and mechanism of the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780367578824 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0367578824 |
| Author: | M. Santamouris |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 410 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 760g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | BEST Buildings Energy and Solar Technology |
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About The Author
M. Santamouris
M. Santamouris is a Professor of Physics at the University of Athens, Greece. He is the Head of the Group Building Environmental Physics. His main research interests are related to energy conservation in buildings, building heating and cooling, indoor environmental quality, natural and hybrid cooling, zero energy buildings, urban overheating and mitigation techniques, energy policies, and climate change. He is the Editor in Chief of the journal Energy and Buildings. He has edited 25 books on energy and buildings, and has authored or co-authored more than 500 scientific papers published in international journals and presented at international conferences.
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