Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas

Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas

by Lisa Gartland (Author)

Synopsis

Heat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. This book offers information about heat islands and their mitigation. It describes how heat islands are formed, what problems they cause, which technologies mitigate heat island effects and what policies and actions can be taken to cool communities.

$141.88

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5 in stock

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 206
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 27 May 2008

ISBN 10: 1844072509
ISBN 13: 9781844072507