Urban Climates in Latin America
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Urban Climates and the (Un)Sustainable Development of Latin American Cities -- 1.2 The Construction of the Urban Climate in Latin American Cities -- 1.3 Book Structure: The Approach of the Urban Climate System -- References -- Part I: Urban Heat Islands, Local Climate Zones, and Thermal Comfort -- Chapter 2: Urban Climates of Large Cities: Comparison of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Latin America -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Urban Climate of Mexico City -- 2.3 Urban Climate of São Paulo -- 2.4 Urban Climate of Santiago, Chile -- 2.5 Urban Climate of Buenos Aires -- 2.6 Urban Climate of Bogota -- 2.7 Urban Climate of Lima -- 2.8 Urban Climate of Rio de Janeiro -- 2.9 Urban Climate of Belo Horizonte -- 2.10 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Urban Climate in the South American Coastal Cities of Guayaquil, Lima, Antofagasta, and Valparaíso, and Its Impacts... -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Climate and Building Sector Regulations in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile -- 3.3 Cities of the South American Pacific Coast -- 3.4 Urban Heat Island Assessment -- 3.5 Urban Heat Island Impacts and Driving Factors -- 3.5.1 Impacts on Energy Consumption -- 3.5.2 Impacts on Public Spaces -- 3.5.3 Impacts on Public Health -- 3.5.4 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Improving Urban Planning in a Middle Temperate Argentinian City: Combining Urban Climate Mapping with Local Climate... -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 LCZ and UCMapping in Latin America -- 4.2 Study Area -- 4.3 Methodology -- 4.4 Results -- 4.4.1 Analysis of the General Information -- 4.4.2 Spatial Distribution of the Meteorological Parameters -- 4.4.3 The Complementation of LCZ and Climatopes Methodologies -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References