Sustainable Building and Built Environments to Mitigate Climate Change in the Tropics Conceptual and Practical Approaches
This book offers a selection of the best papers presented during the International conference on Mitigating and Adapting Built Environments for Climate Change in the Tropics, held at Tanri Abeng University (TAU), Jakarta, Indonesia, March 2015. The book is divided into four main chapters. The first...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part One - The sustainability of the built environment
- Mitigating climate change in the Tropics
- Climate change and the built environment in the tropics - is carbon enough to assess human impact
- Monitoring Climate Change Adaptation: The Scottish Approach
- The sustainable portion of Gross Domestic Product: A proposed Social-Ecological Economic Indicator for Sustainable Economic Development
- Smart Community Energy Systems for Low Carbon Living
- Part Two - Mitigating building for climate change
- Development of JKR/BSEEP Technical Passive Design Guidelines for Malaysian Building Industry
- Creating low carbon building through integrated configuration of folding roof-BIPV in an office building in Surabaya
- Building adaptation for higher ambient temperature
- Advancing Sustainability in the Tropics – The International School of Kuala Lumpur. Part Three - Adapting city for climate change
- Adapting city for frequent floods: A case study of Jakarta, Indonesia
- Holistic method on performing microclimate analyses of an urban area in the Tropics
- Bicycle tracks pattern along the East Jakarta’s flood prevented canal
- STEVE Tool Plug-in for SketchUp: a User-friendly Temperature Prediction Mapping Tool for Estate Development
- Sustainable fishing settlement in MuaraAngke, North Jakarta
- Adapting the low-income settlements to annual flood in Kampung Melayu, Jakarta
- Part Four - Plants and low carbon emissions
- Low Energy Material, High Impact Community Engagement: Banana Tree Fibers in Disaster Relief Projects
- Plant selection and placement criteria for vertical and rooftop greenery
- Green roofs as a passive cooling strategy in Tehran.