Climate Smart Fortaleza
(2015) AEB820 20151Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Division of Energy and Building Design
- Abstract (Swedish)
- With the urban population growing exponentially the challenges associated with urban development are numerous. The urban heat island effect, rising energy demands and floods are only a few of the problems that large cities face today. With climate change it is becoming urgent to build climate smart cities. The objective of this research project is to identify how the design of a city, based on the height-to-width ratio of buildings and streets (referred to as aspect ratio), street orientation and vegetation, can improve thermal comfort and reduce energy demands. The project also investigates if a 10-year rainfall can be retained through the use of floodplains.
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- Genom att designa hållbara städer med optimerad höjd-bredd av byggnader och gator, samt rikligt med urban vegetation kan temperaturen i tropiska städer minskas avsevärt vilket skulle leda till minskad energiförbrukning och minskad risk för översvämningar.
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- author
- Landborn, Alexander LU and Von Dardel, Seth
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- AEB820 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Brazi, l Hot humid climate, Cooling degree days, Fortaleza, Climate Smart Cities, Global Warming, Urban Design, Storm water management, Microclimate, Sustainable cities, Space cooling
- language
- English
- id
- 8572026
- date added to LUP
- 2016-10-24 16:07:28
- date last changed
- 2016-10-24 16:07:28
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