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Constructed climates : a primer on urban environments /
This study demonstrates the value of urban green. Focusing specifically on the role of vegetation and trees, the book shows the costs and benefits reaped from urban open spaces, from cooler temperatures to better quality ground water - and why it all matters. While a work of science, the book does n...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cities and nature
- Shading and cooling in city climates
- Energy use and carbon budgets
- Emissions and urban air
- Social aspects of urban nature
- Human health and urban inequities
- Summary and implications
- Appendix: graphical intuitions.