{"product_id":"heat-islands-lisa-mummery-gartland-9781844072507","title":"Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. Traditional, highly absorptive construction materials and a lack of effective landscaping are their main causes. Heat island problems, in terms of increased energy consumption, reduced air quality and effects on human health and mortality, are becoming more pressing as cities continue to grow and sprawl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive book brings together the latest information about heat islands and their mitigation. The book describes how heat islands are formed, what problems they cause, which technologies mitigate heat island effects and what policies and actions can be taken to cool communities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternationally renowned expert Lisa Gartland offers a comprehensive source of information for turning heat islands into cool communities. The author includes sections on cool roofing and cool paving, explains their benefits in detail and provides practical guidelines for their selection and installation. The book also reviews how and why to incorporate trees and vegetation around buildings, in parking lots and on green roofs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Mummery Gartland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844072509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844072507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.95h x 7.42w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009","brand":"Lisa Mummery Gartland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112789651711,"sku":"9781844072507","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba251a59-e178-4127-8d59-950a20c7914f.jpg?v=1769610956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heat-islands-lisa-mummery-gartland-9781844072507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}