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Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas Lisa Mummery Gartland 1st edition
Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
Lisa Mummery Gartland
Heat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. This book includes information about heat islands and their mitigation. It describes how heat islands are formed, what problems they cause, which technologies mitigate heat island effects and what policies and actions can be taken to cool communities.
208 pages, Figures, tables, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 21, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781849712989 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 214 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 200 × 20 mm · 332 g |
| Language | English |