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Gautam, Avinash. "Climate responsive vernacular architecture : Jharkhand, India." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/990.

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Kuismanen, K. (Kimmo). "Climate-conscious architecture—design and wind testing method for climates in change." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2009. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514289125.

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Abstract The main objective of this research was to develop practical tools with which it is possible to improve the environment, micro-climate and energy economy of buildings and plans in different climate zones, and take the climate change into account. The parts of the study are: – State of art study into existing know-how about climate and planning. – Study of the effects of climate change on the built environment. – Development of simple micro-climate, nature and built environment analysis methods. – Defining the criteria of an acceptable micro-climatic environment. – Development of the w
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Hill, Jenna Catherine. "Continental margin architecture sea level and climate /." Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2007. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3258373.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007.<br>Title from first page of PDF file (viewed May 29, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Bourbia, Meghezzi Fatiha. "Building cluster and shading in hot dry climate." Thesis, University of Reading, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367700.

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Seaton, Philip (Philip R. ). "Sixty-eight & sunny : the un-modern architecture of climate." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70381.

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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-103).<br>Historical control of the thermal environment was a deeply cultural activity: fireplaces distributed throughout buildings needed to be fed to keep burning, drafts needed to be stopped by hanging heavy tapestries. The industrial revolution filled the air with toxic exhaust, but modernist architects promised to seal the building envelope hermetically, keeping dirty air at bay. Thermal control came to depend on the
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Rajapaksha, Upendra. "An exploration of courtyards for passive climate control in non-domestic buildings in moderate climates /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18013.pdf.

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Detroit, Ryan N. "Disaster Proof: The Ephemeralization of Prefabricated Architecture for Climate Resilience." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1554120881444618.

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Alzahrani, Abdullah. "Uncovering the emerging risks from climate change scenarios and related climate change risk management in the building sector in the UK." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2015. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2014044/.

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Climate Change (CC) is recognised as having a significant impact on human decisions, subsequently affecting human-made networks and social systems. Accordingly, gaining insight into how and when CC-related data is established, distributed and utilised is essential in terms of the design of policies, approaches and systems governing everyday life. Uncovering the impacts and risks associated with CC on building sector assets has been highlighted in other research studies as an area necessitating further work. With this in mind, this study is directed towards considering the risks known to emerge
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Diaz, Camilo. "Climate-responsive design for non-domestic buildings in warm climates : optimisation of thermal mass for indoor cooling." Thesis, Open University, 1994. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57439/.

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The present investigation focuses on the study of the thermal inertia of buildings examining the extent to which the envelope and internal components can moderate their internal climate. Especial emphasis is given to the analysis of thermal mass effects in conditions of overheating in buildings with predominantly day-time occupancy schedules such as offices and mixed use buildings. The thesis comprises three parts. The first part discusses the principles and definitions of thermal inertia identifying a number of aspects which are relevant to the thermal performance of buildings. A review of th
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Arora, Sandeep. "An evolutionary architecture : adapted, interactive, and effectively integrated design." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1379439.

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Bio-climatic design is essential to all architecture because buildings consume large amount of energy to maintain comfortable indoor environments. To achieve this goal, we need a model that can be a source of inspiration as well as knowledge to motivate and help architects in creating such architecture.Many designers have taken inspiration from nature and explored various ways of mimicking its models. In this creative project, I looked at various entities in nature to understand how they acclimatize to respective climatic settings. Based on several observations, I extracted Nature's design pri
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Alfraidi, Yahya. "Developing building design resilience strategies to climate change risks." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2015. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2011360/.

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A resilient building design assessment tool is developed and presented to assist architects in preparing designs to meet the challenges of climate change. The tool incorporates a set of resilience factors that have been selected as a result of information gathered from an extensive literature review (from 1980 on) and a detailed questionnaire sent out to a sample of architects working in the field, together with a statistical analysis of the collected data. Climate change poses the built environment with an increasing threat of more frequent and severe meteorological events, including heavy pr
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Romoser, Kelley I. "Borrowed From the Earth: Midwest Rammed Earth Architecture." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277135646.

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Taheri, Roya. "Research on ecological aspects in architecture related with climate and nature /." Electronic version of summary, 1989. http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/gakui/gaiyo/1529.pdf.

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Bueno, Unzeta Bruno. "Study and prediction of the energy interactions between buildings and the urban climate." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77774.

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Thesis (Ph. D. in Building Technology)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130).<br>Urbanization produces higher air temperatures in cities than in the undeveloped rural surroundings. This phenomenon is known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and has been measured in different cities around the world. Conventional building energy programs use standard meteorological databases obtained from measurements at operational weather stations, which are usually located in open ar
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Gyll, Malin. "Circular thinking in sparkstaden Kiruna : Housing and mobility in a northern climate." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172338.

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Industrialism has affected our way of building cities, using the production line as a model for living. Our lives are divided into parts both in time and space, with zones for different activities, kinds of housing, and phases of life. Diseases related to a sedentary lifestyle and stress are increasing and we feel lonelier than ever.   Can we think in a more circular way, respect planetary boundaries, and create possibilities for a healthier life for us and our planet? This project aims to explore possible strategies for a more circular way of building our cities.
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Diaz, C. "Climate-responsive design for non-domestic buildings in warm climates : optimisation of thermal mass for indoor cooling." n.p, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/.

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Lebron, Kenneth Reynaldo. "Local climatic differences in Atlanta as an influence on the thermal performance of residential architecture." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23094.

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Lamb, Sara Katherine. "Examining the relationship between avifauna and green roofs in Mississippi's humid-subtropical climate." Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1596066.

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<p> Human settlement displaces and fragments natural habitats. Design choices in the landscape directly affect both local diversity and extinction rates. This study seeks to understand how avifauna are responding to this new technology in Mississippi.</p>
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Race, Bruce. "Climate action plans : analysis of the effects on form of U.S. cities." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2013. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/61276/.

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This study investigates the effectiveness of community climate action plans (CAPs) and their potential impact on the form of U.S. cities. Greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and climate change adaptation strategies enacted by cities have the potential to redirect future public and private investment. Three studies have been prepared to better understand the external policy context that cities are working within, the process and tools they are using, and how climate actions are integrated into their comprehensive plans. Study 1 includes detailed case studies of eight U.S. cities that have completed
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McGlohn, Emily, and Emily McGlohn. "A Comparative Study of Climate Based Design of Building Enclosures." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12348.

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This thesis attempts to determine if misconception about vapor retarders and air barrier systems affects building enclosure design and construction. Literature on this subject is continually evolving and often contradictory, supporting confusion. A survey of designers and builders representing four climate zones within the United States was done. Respondents disclosed where they learned about building enclosures and shared how clear or confusing they think the resources are on this subject and also weighed in on a few basic principles about enclosure design. Results show that most building pro
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Welever, Burke A. "Passive Manipulation: The adaptation of Architecture through the exploitation of nature." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307440331.

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Zemanchik, Normand Joseph. "Preferred building orientation for naturally ventilated buildings." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60641.

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Determining optimum building orientation for naturally ventilated buildings is an important concept. Obtaining the optimum orientation will determine the success of the performance of a naturally ventilated building.<br>This project deals with obtaining the preferred building orientation for 10 regional weather stations across the province of Ontario. Different methods were utilized to obtain the preferred building orientation: the average ventilation rate method, the percentage of ventilation rates above and below the minimum summer ventilation rates, and the consecutive hours method, ie. the
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Gokhale, Medha. "Questioning the envelope concept : thermal simulation for urban and suburban built environments /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16814.pdf.

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Street, Michael A. (Michael Anthony). "Comparison of simplified models of urban climate for improved prediction of building energy use in cities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82284.

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Thesis (S.M. in Building Technology)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2013.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-131).<br>Thermal simulation of buildings is a requisite tool in the design of low-energy buildings, yet, definition of weather boundary conditions during simulation of urban buildings suffers from a lack of data that accounts for the UHI effect. To overcome barriers preventing the use of more representative climate data in building thermal simulations, this thesis evaluates two recently developed method
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Benitez, Adiel Alexis. "Prised out of paradise : reconsidering cooperatives, in response to climate gentrification in Miami's communities of color." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132761.

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Thesis: M. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, February, 2021<br>Cataloged from the official pdf thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-319).<br>Our current global health crisis has clearly rendered how a lack of stable housing, access to care, and the effects of climate change, disproportionately affect our communities of color. Contemporary development patterns demonstrate the inadequacies of unchecked neoliberalism, and its adverse effect on the development of equitable housing. Within this context, Miami presents itself as a vulnerab
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Karlsson, Martina. "Hus med flyt : Building on water to combat urban congestion and climate change." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160126.

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Hus med yt project aims to restore the splashes, ripples, oods, waves, streams, and droplets of water as manifestations of its presence in the built environment. An implementation of affordable oating dwellings dealing with the reality of climate change and urbanization which is demanding a new way of planning urban cities. Dealing with the issue of growing cities and how we as architects can provide housing for everyone in the city with a new approach - treating water as a surface rather than just a part of the landscape. Floating structures leave no scares on their sites, permitting Hus med
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Dagarp, Veronica, and Joanna Wännman. "How to influence environmentally friendly behaviour : The effect of choice architecture." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Miljövetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-46404.

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In the debate on how to present and prevent climate change, the opinions have been conflicted. Some argue that a pessimistic projection will trigger a doomsday-effect and others argue that an optimistic projection enhances the risk of remaining passive. However, there is a fine line between what is too optimistic and too pessimistic. With the basis from choice architecture and the Zero Contribution Thesis, this study has dealt with how, and if, different projections could influence people's attitudes through nudges. By conducting two surveys which project different outcomes of climate change,
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Girten, Brendan. "A Need for Change: Emergent Architecture in a Complex Landscape." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617106323720889.

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Cooke, Aaron M. "How to Move a Village: Architectural Response to the Changing Arctic." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242841024.

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Abohorlu, Doğramacı Pervin. "Investigation of novel evaporative cooling material for Cyprus climate." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53245/.

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Energy consumption by human enhanced activities has led to distinctive environmental problems; in particular, climate change and global warming. In hot regions, the main reason for energy consumption comes from the cooling of many buildings. The intensity and duration of the sunshine in hot regions have a direct relation with the usage of cooling systems. The energy used for cooling purpose is continuously increasing and expected to increase in the following years. Evaporative cooling is one of the passive cooling method which has been used throughout history. As it is cheaper, environmentally
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Ma, Wenji S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Hydrological urbanism in China's Pearl River Delta : how water landscape shapes the urban form in a changing climate." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99248.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2015.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Page 112 blank.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-111).<br>When standing among urban villages, residential towers and warehouses in an urbanizing city in the Pearl River delta (PRD), it is hard to imagine that just forty years ago this area was filled with streams, ponds and rice paddies
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Navidi, Parisa. "Inspiration By Nature: Biomimetic Research Informs Adaptable Building Skin System for Natural Ventilation and Daylight in Hot Dry Climate (Yazd, Iran)." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2014. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1158.

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Many plant species, including Barrel Cacti, have developed long-term evolutionary adaptable traits to survive in extreme climates. The most important trait of cacti in extreme hot dry climates is to reduce water evaporation and increase water storage. The exterior skin of a cactus plays an important role in preventing water evaporation through heat transmission. On the other hand, there have been many passive design strategies applied to the space planning and building design of architecture in hot dry climates. The goal of these passive design strategies is to regulate the penetration of heat
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Leung, Kam Shing. "Climate-responsive design for high-density tropical housing : the effect of urban morphology on the indoor thermal environment of high-density housing in the hot and humid climate." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609287.

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Anderson, Heather Christine. "Amphibious Architecture : Living with a Rising Bay." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2014. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1258.

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Over the past century, sea level has risen nearly eight inches along the California coast and climate scientists suggest substantial increases in sea level as a significant impact of climate change over the coming century. This project explores the concept of creating a sustainable living environment for seaside residents in Redwood City as an alternative to permanent construction on land in the event of a substantial rise in sea level. This project will generate a flood-resilient design solution that is capable of rising and falling with the water. In order to ensure the well-being of the inh
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Yao, Jiawei. "The influence of tall buildings on the pedestrian level micro-climate in Lujiazui New District, Shanghai." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36038/.

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In relation to Chinese cities, both thermal comfort and urban air ventilation have been researched extensively in the past decades while the quality of open urban spaces have received increasing attention in developed countries in recent years. However, there has been relatively little research addressing how microclimatic conditions also contribute to the quality of life. This thesis aims to obtain the local outdoor thermal comfort criteria, assess the wind environment around the built tall buildings and suggest an approach for urban design. To achieve that, winter outdoor thermal comfort wil
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Chan, Man-Him. "Cooling tower performance analysis and visible air plume abatement in buildings situated in temperate climate zone." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2015. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/85583/.

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Visible plume was considered as a nuisance to the public due to health and visual issue especially in urban cities, and so heat coils were installed within cooling tower to carry out visible plume abatement. However, as it would be difficult in building to find heat source and high electricity consumption with heat coil, an alternative approach is required. Prior of developing a visible plume abatement approach, it was essential to identify the formation of visible plume. With this respect, a sophisticated mathematical model, the Poppe Approach was studied and developed a web-based calculator
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Taugourdeau, Olivier. "Le sapin pectiné (Abies alba Mill., PINACEAE) en contexte méditerranéen : développement architectural et plasticité phénotypique." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011MON20196/document.

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L'objectif de cette thèse est l'étude de la plasticité phénotypique du sapin pectiné à l'aide de l'approche architecturale. Ces travaux se placent dans le contexte plus large de compréhension du développement des plantes pérennes en lien avec leur environnement et l'impact des changements climatiques en région méditerranéenne. Pour mener à bien ces objectifs, des études ont été menées ex-situ en conditions contrôlées (gradient d'ombrage et de disponibilité en eau) et in-situ au Mont Ventoux (gradient d'ombrage et altitudinal). Ces études ont consisté en l'analyse de la variabilité de différent
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Bayomi, Norhan M. (Norhan Magdy Mohamed). "Meeting climate targets for the role of natural for major carbon emitters in the Middle East : gas and renewable technology transitions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111545.

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Thesis: S.M. in Building Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2017.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>Energy is a key ingredient to facilitate economic development in the Middle East. Expectations for a rapidly growing economy in the next decade will likely cause an increase in the fraction of energy consumed domestically tumbling what is available for export. Rising living standards, energy-intensive urban expansion and mounting power demands compound the energy challenge in the Middle East. After Pari
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Sdei, Arianna. "Climate change adaptation of retrofitted social housing in the south-east of England." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2015. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/ef43089e-af3c-41b9-8fb3-24c1239fd160.

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This thesis is an investigation into the implications that a warming climate has for the housing retrofit programme recently completed at Rushenden on the Isle of Sheppey that was the subject of the EU Interreg research project IFORE (Innovation for Renewal, 2010- 2014). The aim of this thesis is to inform UK public policy on social housing retrofit, as to whether we are pursuing the correct goal by retrofitting with insulation and air-tightness, a strategy to conserve heat, rather than one that would also combat summertime overheating. The community of Rushenden was used as a case study to de
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Adaji, Michael Utenwojo. "Thermal comfort in a hot-humid climate through passive cooling in low-income residential buildings in Abuja, Nigeria." Thesis, University of Kent, 2017. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/67935/.

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The research investigates the thermal performance of residential buildings in Abuja, Nigeria during the dry and rainy seasons. A field study was conducted to understand the real and preferred conditions of thermal comfort in low-income residential buildings, which represent the largest single housing sector. Knowing the temperatures people are experiencing in their houses and the limits that residents can tolerate is a first step to proffer passive solutions to reduce discomfort and energy demand and then satisfy the energy demand passively. During the survey, 222 people responded to a post oc
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Denan, Zuraini. "Assessment of window and lighting design in office buildings under daylight condition of a hot-humid climate, Malaysia." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2004. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55368/.

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The study explores the potential use of daylight in the office environment in a hot-humid climate of Malaysia, thus, to reduce the dependency on electric lighting and to create the potential for a more pleasing daylit environment. The thesis has investigated glare, seating orientations, window design, preference of lighting, lighting and visual comfort regulation, visual comfort and visual performance and computer simulation on glare in Malaysian offices. It has developed tools for assessing the visual environment in offices (in the field), focusing on the Malaysian conditions of daylight in o
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Mahdy, Mohamed Mostafa M. "Applying architecture simulation tools to assess building sustainable design : adapting the Egyptian residential energy code for climate change." Thesis, University of Kent, 2014. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/47435/.

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In Egypt, residential and commercial buildings energy consumption has been increasing to more than 44% of the total energy consumption, partly due to Egypt’s rapid increase in population, which led to the aggravation of the energy crisis. Building energy codes have recently become an effective technique to enhance energy efficiency in buildings, as regulating the buildings' energy performance ˗ via energy standards ˗ can be regarded as an effective means to reduce energy consumption. This research focuses on improving the energy performance of the building envelope, using the principles of env
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Solieman, Khalifa Ali 1950. "M'zab community, Algeria, North Africa: Its planning and architectural aspects--past, present, and future." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291976.

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This thesis is a report of a study of some aspects of the architecture and urban planning of the M'zab Valley communities of southern Algeria, North Africa. The interrelation of physical planning and religious/social structures of the communities of the M'zab Valley are explored. This study was concerned with the following questions: (1) What are the various environmental factors that influence the design values of the M'zabites? (2) To what extent is the distinctive style of architecture in the M'zab due to religion: the Ibadi heritage or Islam in general? (3) How has the M'zab social structu
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Chen, Xiwei, and 陈希玮. "Wanqingsha : agriculture, urbanization, sea level rise : climate change adaptation in estuarine urbanizing area." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207160.

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Lam, Elvia Yolanda. "Optimization of a residential design through the use of transient thermal analysis computer programs." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22382.

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Bey, Eugenia S. "Cultivating Social-ecological Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation Through Green Infrastructure in Long Beach, California." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10839820.

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<p> The geographic variability and uneven distribution of climate-related impacts in urban environments pose serious challenges to achieving social-ecological resilience and environmental justice. There are no generalizable solutions for the anticipated climate challenges facing urban environments, which vary from increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events to flooding, heat waves, droughts, and worsening air quality. Densely populated coastal urban areas, like Long Beach, California, are further exposed to sea level rise, coastal erosion, and saltwater intrusion. In response,
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Robèrt, Markus. "Mobility Management and Climate Change Policies." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Samhällsplanering och miljö, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4539.

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Globally, the transport system faces a paradigmatic shift where, in addition to increased local traffic problems, climate change and depletion of fossil oil reserves will foster a successive transition to renewable fuels and a need for more resource-efficient mobility management and communication alternatives. Foresighted countries, cities or companies taking the lead in adapting to these tougher conditions might well not only solve those problems, but also turn the problems into business advantages. This thesis is based on six studies that attempt to develop future strategies based on rigorou
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Hugo, Jan Marais. "The climate change adaptation potential of integrating urban agriculture with architecture in inland South African cities." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78823.

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In response to the protracted and ineffective international action on the climate change crisis, this study critically considers the potential of building-integrated agriculture (BIA) as retrofitting strategy to improve the climate change adaptation (CCA) capacity of buildings in South African inland cities. Based on a pragmatism paradigm, the study uses a mixed method research design, to evaluate current BIA farms and their efficacy as CCA retrofitting strategies to improve the thermal performance of the local built environment. The exploratory research is structured in three phases. Durin
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Warner, Gary E. "Predicting pedestrian use on outdoor urban plazas utilizing climate/behavior models." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12302008-063811/.

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Song, Kyungsoo. "Documentation and demonstration of naturalistic method for measuring climate/behavior relationships." Thesis, This resource online, 1987. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04122010-083558/.

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