Urban climate challenges in the tropics : rethinking planning and design opportunities / editor, Rohinton Emmanuel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents; Acknowledgments; Author Affiliations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Antecedents; 1.2 Climate and Tropical Design - a (Very) Short History of Misalignment; 1.3 Cooling, Pleasure and the Consequences of Climate Change; 1.4 The Current Impasse in Climate-Sensitive Design in the Tropics; 1.4.1 Technical limitations; 1.4.2 Institutional/​governance issues; 1.4.3 Cultural barriers; 1.5 Where DoWe Go from Here?; 1.6 Structure of the Book; References; 2. Achieving thermal pleasure in tropical urban outdoors; 2.1 Limitation of the 'Passive' Approach in the Urban Tropics.
2.2 Reformulation of Thermal Pleasure in the Urban Tropics2.2.1 Shaded pathways; 2.2.2 Vegetative cover; 2.2.3 Water misting; 2.3 Linking the 'In' and the 'Out'; 2.4 A Multitude of Adaptive Opportunities in the Urban Tropics; 2.5 Final Word; References; 3. Management of shading and public places; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Thermal Comfort and Preference; 3.2.1 Thermal comfort range; 3.2.2 Preference for less sun; 3.3 The Effect of Shading on Thermal Environment; 3.3.1 Shading levels and Tmrt; 3.3.2 Shading levels and long-term thermal comfort; 3.3.3 Shading material and Tmrt.
3.4 Effect of Shading on Space Usage3.4.1 Unshaded square; 3.4.2 Highly shaded park; 3.4.3 Multiple-shaded park; 3.5 Design Mindset Regarding Shading Planning in the (Sub-)tropical Region; 3.5.1 Shading - key issue on outdoor space design in the (sub-)tropical region; 3.5.2 Shading simulation tools; 3.5.3 Implementation of shading design; References; 4. Urban air ventilation in high-density cities in the tropics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 What Urban Air Ventilation Does a City Need?; 4.3 Is Wind Available?; 4.4 What is the Optimal City Density and How Tall should the Buildings be?
4.5 How to Plan the Details: the Roads, the Spaces and the Buildings4.6 A Case Study: Air Ventilation Assessment in Hong Kong; 4.7 Beyond Wind; 4.8 Conclusion and the Road Ahead; References; 5. Vegetation and climate-sensitive public places; 5.1 Role of Vegetation in High-Density Tropical Cities; 5.1.1 Benefits of green infrastructure; 5.2 Energy Balance and Physical Properties of Vegetation; 5.3 Measurement and Modeling of Green Infrastructure; 5.3.1 Green models; 5.3.2 LAI measurement techniques and instrumentation; 5.4 Case Study: Green Infrastructure Benefits to a Megacity (S&​#x2DC;ao Paulo)
5.4.1 Local green and microclimate measurements (co-written with Paula Shinzato)5.5 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 6. Urban thermal comfort in the tropics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Effect of the Thermal Environment on the Human Body; 6.2.1 The energy balance of the human body; 6.2.2 Response of the human body to high temperatures; 6.2.3 Health problems caused by heat stress; 6.3 Factors Influencing Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climates; 6.3.1 Air temperature; 6.3.2 Mean radiant temperature (Tmrt); 6.3.3 Humidity; 6.3.4 Wind speed; 6.3.5 Activity and metabolic heat production.
6.3.6 Clothing insulation.
Introduction /​ Rohinton Emmanuel
Achieving Thermal Pleasure in Tropical Urban Outdoors /​ Rohinton Emmanuel
Management of Shading and Public Places /​ Tzu-Ping Lin
Urban Air Ventilation in High-density Cities in the Tropics /​ Edward Ng
Vegetation and Climate-sensitive Public Places /​ Denise H.S. Duarte
Urban Thermal Comfort in the Tropics /​ Erik Johansson
Urban Climate Mapping in the Tropics /​ Narein Perera
Urban Climate Modeling : Challenges in the Tropics /​ Renganathan Giridharan
Urban Exemplars of Climate-sensitive Design /​ Patricia Drach
Integration of Climate Knowledge in Urban Design and Planning /​ Gerald Mills.