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- Discusses a multi-scale approach, from regional to neighbourhood scales, to analyze the patterns of urban heat in Doha, Qatar
- Presents research conducted over a 3-year period, one of the most comprehensive analyses of urban heat in a Middle Eastern desert climate
- Provides planning strategies for extreme heat that are applicable to numerous developing cities and are becoming ever-more relevant in the light of future climate change predictions
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
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 populationand 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 neighbourhood-scale environmental conditions, and this book provides evidence that urban forms and materials can help to mediate temporal variation in microclimates and that landscape modifications can potentially reduce temperatures and increase accessibility to outdoor environments. By applying the lessons in this book, communities around the world can better adapt to the increasing frequency, duration and intensity of extreme heat.
Authors and Affiliations
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Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, Portland, USA
Vivek Shandas
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Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Cynthia Skelhorn, Salim Ferwati
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Adaptation to Climate Change
Book Subtitle: The Role of Urban Form in Mediating Rising Temperatures
Authors: Vivek Shandas, Cynthia Skelhorn, Salim Ferwati
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26586-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26585-4Published: 06 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26586-1Published: 27 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2191-5547
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5555
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 96
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change Management and Policy, Building Physics, HVAC, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution