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Urban Adaptation to Climate Change: The Role of Urban Form in Mediating Rising Temperatures (SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science) by Vivek Shandas, Cynthia Skelhorn, Salim Ferwati is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This book presents the findings of a three-year study on urban heat in Doha, Qatar, and discusses guidelines and strategies for planning agencies to consider in the context of moderating temperatures to provide pedestrians with greater access to outdoor spaces and greater choice in modes of transport. If modifying urban form can reduce extreme temperatures in one of the hottest places on the planet, then perhaps other communities can learn how to create livable cities during a time of rapid changes to the climate. In fact, despite the periods of extreme heat, strategic planning and management of urban areas can improve residents’ and visitors’ ability to live, work, and move throughout the city comfortably. Doha, Qatar, a city with one of the most extreme climates on earth, has undergone rapid development over the past 40 years. Although cities in the Middle East are expanding at three times the international average (UN Report, 2012), the rapid population and physical growth remain largely unexamined, particularly in terms of the unique conditions, qualities, and characteristics that give rise to these emerging centres. Speed, quality, and extent of urbanization impact neighbourh
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- Author
- Vivek Shandas, Cynthia Skelhorn, Salim Ferwati
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783030265854
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Engineering, Anthropology
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