Urban Climates in Latin America
暫譯: 拉丁美洲的城市氣候
Henriquez, Cristian, Romero, Hugo
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2019-03-06
- 售價: $4,890
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $4,646
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 409
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 3319970127
- ISBN-13: 9783319970127
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This book describes the observation of urban climates in Latin-American and their relationships with urban sprawl, the economic emergence of Latin American countries, social segregation, urban ecology, disasters and resilience. The chapters include contributions dealing with urban heat islands, local climate zones, thermal comfort, air pollution, extreme climate index, green infrastructure, health issues and adaptions based on the socio-economic background of urban areas.
This book revises the role of urban planning and environmental governance, highlighting the singularities in climate adaptation policies in developing countries.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本書描述了拉丁美洲城市氣候的觀察及其與城市擴張、拉丁美洲國家的經濟崛起、社會隔離、城市生態、災害與韌性之間的關係。各章節包括針對城市熱島、地方氣候區、熱舒適度、空氣污染、極端氣候指數、綠色基礎設施、健康問題以及基於城市地區社會經濟背景的適應措施的貢獻。
本書重新檢視了城市規劃和環境治理的角色，突顯了發展中國家在氣候適應政策中的特殊性。
作者簡介
Cristián Henríquez is a Geographer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, PhD in Environmental Science from the EULA-Center, University of Concepción, and hold a Municipal Environmental Management Certificate. He is currently the Academic Secretary of the School of History, Geography and Political Science. Associate Professor in the Institute of Geography, associate researcher of the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS), Local Development Center (CEDEL), Environmental Advisory Group (GAMA UC) and Center for Global Change (CCG) of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has been the Head of the Physical Geography Department from 2013 to 2016 and member of the Study Group about Architecture, Geography, Urbanism and Arts of the Chilean National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development, FONDECYT (2012-2015). His research lines of interest are environmental geography with a focus on urban planning and sustainability, mid-sized cities, land-use simulation, urban climatology, and natural risks. He has been consultant and advisor in several studies and projects related to urban planning, climate adaptation, environmental assessment and local environmental management.
Hugo Romero-Aravena graduated like Teacher of Geography in Universidad de Chile, received a Master of Sciences in Land Resources Management in Cranfield University (UK) and a PhD in Geography in Zaragoza University (Spain). He is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of Universidad de Chile in Santiago, and Visiting Professor in Brazilian Federal universities of Paraná (Curitiba), El Dorado (Southern Mato Grosso) and Mato Grosso (Cuiaba), Poitiers (France), and Pontificia Universidad Católica Bolivariana (Medellín, Colombia). He has been Head of the Department of Geography, Graduated School and Academic Affairs in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism in Universidad de Chile. Between 2011 and 2014 directed a multidisciplinary research center about Vulnerability and Socionatural Disasters. His research topic is Regional and Urban Sustainable Development. He received the Geography National Award in 2013 and currently is the President of the Chilean Geographical Society (SOCHIGEO). He is member of the core board of the International Research Institute for Disaster in Tohoku University (Japan).
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Cristián Henríquez 是智利天主教大學的地理學家，擁有環境科學博士學位，畢業於康塞普西翁大學的EULA中心，並持有市政環境管理證書。他目前是歷史、地理與政治科學學院的學術秘書，並擔任地理研究所的副教授，同時是可持續城市發展中心（CEDEUS）、地方發展中心（CEDEL）、環境諮詢小組（GAMA UC）及智利天主教大學全球變遷中心（CCG）的副研究員。他曾於2013年至2016年擔任物理地理系主任，並是智利國家科學與技術發展基金（FONDECYT）建築、地理、城市規劃與藝術研究小組的成員（2012-2015）。他的研究興趣包括環境地理，專注於城市規劃與可持續性、中型城市、土地使用模擬、城市氣候學及自然風險。他曾在多個與城市規劃、氣候適應、環境評估及地方環境管理相關的研究和項目中擔任顧問和顧問。
Hugo Romero-Aravena 在智利大學獲得地理教師學位，並在克蘭菲爾德大學（英國）獲得土地資源管理碩士學位，隨後在薩拉戈薩大學（西班牙）獲得地理博士學位。他是智利大學建築與城市規劃學院地理系的副教授，並在巴西的巴拉那聯邦大學（庫里提巴）、埃爾多拉多（南馬托格羅索）、馬托格羅索（庫亞巴）、法國普瓦捷大學及智利天主教博利瓦爾大學（哥倫比亞麥德林）擔任訪問教授。他曾擔任智利大學建築與城市規劃學院地理系、研究生院及學術事務部門的主任。在2011年至2014年間，他負責一個關於脆弱性與社會自然災害的多學科研究中心。他的研究主題是區域與城市可持續發展。他於2013年獲得地理國家獎，並目前擔任智利地理學會（SOCHIGEO）的會長。他是日本東北大學國際災害研究所核心委員會的成員。
