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Adapting buildings and cities for climate change [electronic resource] : a 21st century survival guide / Sue Roaf, David Crichton and Fergus Nicol.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2005.Description: xiii, 363 p. : ill. (some col.)Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • NA2541 .R63 2005eb
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Contents:
Climate change : the battle begins -- The evolution of buildings -- Risk, scenarios, and insurance -- How hot will it get? -- Safe and warm : effect of climate change on thermal comfort and health -- How wet will it get? -- Windstorms -- Sea level rises -- Vulnerability, exposure, and migration -- Air conditioning : the ultimate solution? -- Tall buildings -- The fossil fuel crisis -- Fuel security : when will the lights go out? -- The players -- The battle continues.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library - Perpetual(TU) 1 e-book SABDx,23003,03,CL,PPT

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Climate change : the battle begins -- The evolution of buildings -- Risk, scenarios, and insurance -- How hot will it get? -- Safe and warm : effect of climate change on thermal comfort and health -- How wet will it get? -- Windstorms -- Sea level rises -- Vulnerability, exposure, and migration -- Air conditioning : the ultimate solution? -- Tall buildings -- The fossil fuel crisis -- Fuel security : when will the lights go out? -- The players -- The battle continues.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.