Adapting the built environment for climate change : design principles for climate emergencies /: design principles for climate emergencies. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Claes Goran-Granqvist.
• Editors: Torgal, Fernando Pacheco; Granqvist, Claes G
• Contents: 1. Introduction to Adapting the Built Environment for Climate Change PART 1 RISK ASSESSMENT AND SCENARIOS OF CLIMATIC RESILIENCE 2. A framework for risk assessment of climate change 3. Scenarios for urban resilience - Perspective on climate change resilience at the end of the 21st century of a PV-powered mixed-use energy community in two European capitals. 4. Adapting the Built Environment for Climate Change: Design Principles for Climate Emergencies PART 2 CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADAPTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURES 5. Climate resilient transportation infrastructures in coastal cities 6. Climate change risks and bridge design 7. Resilience of concrete infrastructures 8. Challenges Around Climate Resilience on Transportation Infrastructures 9. A Worldwide Survey of Concrete Service Life in Various Climate Zones 10. Effect of Global Warming on Chloride Resistance of Concrete: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China PART 3 BUILDING ADAPTATION TO HEAT WAVES AND FLOODS 11. Resilient cooling of buildings to protect against heat waves 12. Climate change and building performance - Pervasive role of climate change on residential building behavior in different climates 13. Climate-responsive architectural and urban design strategies for adapting to extreme hot events 14. Resilience of green roofs to climate change 15. Permeable concrete pavements for a climate resilient built environment 16. Building design in the context of climate change and a flood projection for Ankara 17. Amphibious housing as a sustainable flood resilient solution 18. Nature-based Solutions and Sponge City for Urban Water Management
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (550 pages)
• Subjects: 690.24; Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction; Climate change mitigation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323953375
• Related ISBNs: 9780323953368
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.