TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ng,Edward
TI  - Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability
SN  - 9781844074600
AV  - HT 166 D38.2010
PY  - 2010///,
CY  - London, Abingdon
PB  - New York, Earthscan
KW  - City planning
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Urbanismo
KW  - Aspectos ambientales
KW  - Sustainable urban development
KW  - Desarrollo urbano sustentable
KW  - Urban ecology (Sociology)
KW  - Ecología urbana (Sociología)
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Understanding density and high density; Vicky Cheng --; Is the high-density city the only option?; Brenda Vale and Robert Vale --; The sustainability of high density; Susan Roaf --; Density and urban sustainability : an exploration of critical issues; Chye Kiang Heng and Lai Choo Malone-Lee --; Climate changes brought about by urban living; Chiu-Ying Lam --; Urbanization and city climate : a diurnal and seasonal perspective; Wing-Mo Leung and Tsz-Cheung Lee --; Urban climate in dense cities; Lutz Katschner --; Thermal comfort issues and implications in high-density cities; Baruch Givoni --; Urban environment diversity and human comfort; Koen Steemers and Marylis Ramos --; Designing for urban ventilation; Edward Ng --; Natural ventilation in high-density cities; Francis Allard, Christian Ghiaus, and Agota Szucs --; Sound environment : high- versus low-density cities; Jian Kang --; Designing for daylighting; Edward Ng --; Designing for wast minimization in high-density cities; Chi-Sun Poon and Lara Jaillon --; Fire engineering for high-density cities; Wan-Ki Chow --; The role of urban greenery in high-density cities; Nyuk-Hien Wong and Yu Chen --; Energy in high-density cities; Adrian Pitts --; Environmental assessment : shifting scales; Raymond J. Cole --; The social and psychological issues of high-density city space; Bryan Lawson --; Sustainable compact cities and high-rise buildings; Sung Woo Shin --; Microclimate in public housing : a environmental approach to community development; John C.Y. Ng --; Designing for high-density living : high rise, high amenity, and high design; Kam-Sing Wong
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