| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword by Dr. Rudolf Ingo Sonnek; Foreword by Joost Meuwissen; Preface; Approaches to the Evaluation and Mitigation of the Urban Microclimate; Urban Bioclimate and Micro Climate; The Sea Level Rise and Ancient Settlements Under Threat; Coastal Management; The Heritage Challenge; Impact of Sociocultural Values on Housing Design in Palestine; Integrated Bikeway Design in Green Cities; Impact of Salt and Moisture on Stone Decay of Cultural Heritage; Multi-Sectorial and Multi-Stress; The Impact of Climate Change in Hong Kong on the Strategic Planning for Built Heritage |
| Summary |
This collection deals with the impacts of climate change, focusing on urban regions and heritage-related scenarios. It assesses the effects of climate change on our cultural and natural heritage, disaster management, adaptation to climate change, and sustainability in building and urban planning. Climate change concerns our cultural and natural heritage, so it is crucial that we address this issue with regard to all of its social, physical and cultural consequences. Far-reaching actions are needed to adapt the natural and historic environment to make it more resilient to climate change and to |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
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Cultural property -- Protection.
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Cultural property -- Management
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Climatic changes
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Sustainability.
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climate change.
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Cultural studies.
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The environment.
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Environmental management.
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SCIENCE -- Global Warming & Climate Change.
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Climatic changes
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Cultural property -- Protection
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on
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Sustainability
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Klimaänderung
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Kulturerbe
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Nachhaltigkeit
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hofbauer, Christian Kersten, editor
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Kandjani, Elham Madadi, editor
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Meuwissen, Jean Marie Corneille, editor
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| ISBN |
9781527520455 |
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1527520455 |
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