Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design: Physical Principles, Methods and Applications - Hardcover

 
9781844076796: Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design: Physical Principles, Methods and Applications
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1844076792 ISBN 13: 9781844076796
Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

This is the first book to directly address the physics of urban sustainability and how urban sustainability may be modeled and optimized. Starting with an introduction to the importance and key aspects of the topic, it moves on to a detailed consideration of the urban climate and pedestrian comfort. Comprehensive techniques for the modeling and optimisation of urban metabolism are then described, together with means for defining sustainability as the fitness function to be optimized. It ends with an eye to the future of sustainable urban design and the means available to urban designers and governors to help them to secure a more sustainable urban future.

This book will be invaluable both in informing the next generation of urban planners, architects and engineers, and as a tool to current professionals that will directly contribute to the effectiveness of their work by allowing them to more successfully measure and model urban sustainability.

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About the Author

Dr. Darren Robinson is Professor of Building and Urban Physics at Nottingham University and a recipient of the CIBSE Napier-Shaw Medal, the IBPSA-UK Young Persons' Award and the Building and Environment Journal Best Paper Award (twice).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1844076792
ISBN 13 
9781844076796
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320
Editor
Robinson Darren