Mitigation and Adaptation of Urban Overheating

Edited by:   Nasrin Aghamohammadi (University of Malaya Malaysian), Mattheos Santamouris (Anita Lawrence Professor of High Performance Architecture, School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Australia)
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 151mm, 
Weight:   450g
ISBN:   9780443135026
ISBN 10:   0443135029
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   29 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Nasrin Aghamohammadi is an Associate Professor in Environmental Health Engineering the Department of social and preventive medicine, Faculty of Medicine. Her core expertise is in Environmental Health Engineering, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Heat Island Phenomenon and Health Impact. Since 1995 she has targeted contamination measurement and possible control. She has an extensive background in pure and applied research as well as Chemical Engineering. She has acquired, applied, and has taken pride in a very wide range of experiences and activities from hands-on projects such as projects involving air, water, wastewater, solid waste, and related health issues. She led as the Principal Investigator for various local and international research focusing on urban health and climate change addressing Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11 and 13 targeting future cities. Prof. Mattheos Santamouris is the Anita Lawrence Professor of High-Performance Architecture at the University of New South Wales in Australia. He is a past professor at the University of Athens, Greece, and visiting Professor at the Cyprus Institute, Metropolitan University of London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Bolzano University, Brunnel University, and the National University of Singapore. Past President of the National Center of Renewable and Energy Savings of Greece. Through High-Performance Architecture, he creates innovative methods, techniques, and technologies that improve indoor and outdoor environments while reducing energy consumption. Indoor and outdoor comforts are vital human needs that contribute significantly to a good quality of life. He has been involved in designing and implementing mitigation technologies in more than 60 cities, and energy conservation and renewable technologies in hundreds of buildings and settlements of zero energy consumption.