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Average Air Change Rates
Bioclimatic Design
BRAC
BRAC University
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climate-responsive urban design
comfort
Design Methods Movement
ecological urbanism
Energy Conservation
Energy Saving
Environmental Issues
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Green Building Assessment Tool
Green Plot Ratio
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High Rise High Density
Innovative Building Materials
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passive cooling strategies
PMV Value
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SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS
Street Canyon
Street Surface Temperatures
sustainable city planning
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Tropical Architecture
tropical housing research
Tropical Sustainable Architecture
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Urban Canyons
Urban Heat Island
urban microclimate analysis
Urban Street Canyons
urbanisation in developing regions
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Product details
- ISBN 9780750667975
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 12 Jul 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The tropical belt – where large areas of South East Asia, India, Africa and parts of both North and South America are located – forms the biggest landmass in the world and has one of the highest numbers of rapidly developing cities. Coincidentally, architecture in these regions shares common problems, the most easily identifiable being the tropical conditions of climate and natural environment. The context for architecture here is fraught with conflicts between tradition and modernization, massive influx of rural poor into urban areas, poorly managed rapid urban development as well as the cultural and social strain of globalization.
Many local and overseas architects, planners and city fathers are interested in the social and environmental dimensions of these areas that contribute towards short terms solutions and long term sustainable developments. This book, developed from the first conference of the International Network for Tropical Architecture, supplies a wealth of information from experts worldwide covering the cultural, environmental and technical aspects of thinking, researching and designing for the tropics.
