Khalil Energy Efficiency in the Urban Environment

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-5065-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 301 Seiten

Reihe: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series

This text provides an integrated view of energy systems and urban planning, supported by extensive data, references, and case studies. Dealing mainly with cities in developing nations, the book looks at various energy sources, and the ways they can be integrated for sustainability, affordability, and overall efficiency. It presents case studies to show how concepts of urban energy efficiency are being implemented. It discusses green buildings, urban transportation systems, and explains ways to optimize them from an energy point of view.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khalil, Heba Allah Essam E.

Khalil, Essam E.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Energy Efficient Quality of Life

General

Energy Efficiency Concepts, Definitions and Measures

Quality Of Life as an Indicator for Human Progress

Ecological Footprint and HDI

Quality Of Life and Sustainability

Energy Performance

Energy Efficiency Indicators

Energy Efficiency Standards

Energy Labels

Concluding Remarks

References and Endnotes

Energy Efficiency Strategies in Urban Planning of Cities

Introduction

Cities and Energy Consumption: The Macro Level

Cities and Energy Consumption: The micro level

City Consumption and City Impact

Roles of stakeholders in planning for energy efficiency

The Middle East Context

Conclusions

References and Endnotes

Energy Efficient Urban Areas: Theories and Green Rating Systems

Introduction

Quality of Life is a Right

Measuring Sustainable Development

Sustainable Urbanism Theories

Best practices in Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Urbanism principles

Guidelines to Egyptian sustainable cities

Conclusions

References and Endnotes

Energy Efficient Informalization

Introduction: Scarce Resources, Efficient Practices, Urbanization and Sustainability

Western Urbanization and The Call for Sustainable Urban Development

The Developing World Urbanization: Informalization

Do Informal Areas Possess Sustainable Potentials? Is Informalization "Smart"?

Conclusions

References and Endnotes

Energy Generation Plants and Leakages In Energy for Urban Egypt

Conventional Power Plants

Strategic urban planning program: lacking energy component

Building New communities in desert areas

References and Endnotes

Energy in Buildings

Energy Efficient Buildings: A Challenging Era

Indoor Environmental Quality

Rating systems of energy efficient buildings

References and Endnotes

Bibliography

Low Carbon Buildings

Energy Efficient Designs of Low Carbon Buildings.

Energy Efficient Buildings

NEW DESIGN PRACTICES

References and Endnotes

Further Readings

Green Buildings

General

Concepts

Measures and assessments

New Design practices and renewable energy blends

References and Endnotes

Current Energy Leakages in Egyptian Buildings

Examples of Public and residential buildings

Measures and Assessments

Laws, Codes and Standards

Energy Auditing

References and Endnotes

Energy FUTURE PROSPECTS

Continuous urbanization and climate change

Energy efficiency and urban expansion

Integrating renewable energies into urban planning

Energy efficient building envelops

Providing integrated solutions for low income areas which constitute most of urbanization activities

Awareness regarding climate change, energy crisis, resource efficient urbanism

Bottom up approaches vs. top down interventions

New business models of green economy that supports energy efficient urban development.

References and Endnotes

Bibliography

Annexes

Reference Standards

Related Acts

Über Autor(innen)

Essam E. Khalil, received his B.S. (1971) and MS. (1973) Mechanical Engineering, from Cairo University, and his DIC (1976) and PhD (1977) from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, UK. He has been professor of mechanical engineering at Cairo University since June 1988. Khalil has published over 600 papers in journals and conference proceedings on combustion, energy and indoor air quality control and 12 published books.

Heba Allah Essam E. Khalil, is an associate professor at the Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. She has pursued scientific research in various fields including community development, participatory evaluation, informal areas development, energy efficient strategies in urban planning, sustainable urbanism, green rating systems, affordable housing, quality of life and strategic planning. She has professional experience both as an architect and as urban planner in various projects.