designing future sustainable urban forms in singapore

Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces in singapore

Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces in singapore

Ngày tải lên : 10/09/2015, 09:30
... occupants in Singapore should be well adapted to Singapore climate, and occupants in Singapore should have different thermal comfort requirements for the outdoor urban spaces compared with occupants in ... calculate thermal comfort indices In this study, urban design strategies that can improve the outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces in Singapore are investigated by using the proposed outdoor ... people in outdoor urban spaces in Singapore To study the impact of thermal adaptation on outdoor thermal comfort and compare thermal comfort requirements of people in outdoor urban spaces in Singapore...
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towards a rational design for sustainable urban drainage systems understanding (bio)geochemical mechanisms for enhanced heavy metal immobilization in filters

towards a rational design for sustainable urban drainage systems understanding (bio)geochemical mechanisms for enhanced heavy metal immobilization in filters

Ngày tải lên : 22/12/2014, 17:08
... Thus, in the United Kingdom, treatment via SuDS is mandatory prior to discharge into nearby watercourses It is therefore not surprising that filter drains are increasingly being fitted for urban ... oxide coating Determination of specific removal mechanisms involved including adsorption and precipitation are investigated through geochemical modelling in the PHREEQC program Scanning electron ... and contaminants makes this type of treatment an ideal choice as a first defence against contaminants in road runoff Thus, media filtration in stormwater treatment is increasingly being used as...
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Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 2

Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 2

Ngày tải lên : 02/10/2015, 17:14
... ratio in this report One challenge in determining both ratios is the wide-ranging urban configurations of stations in this study As we are also interested in intra -urban differences and UHI in open ... identify days with heavy cloud cover and rainfall over Singapore These were corroborated using hourly rainfall and wind data from five meteorological stations in Singapore, namely, Tengah, Changi, Seletar, ... Selection of urban parameters Urban cover and fabric Built-up ratio (BUP) and vegetation ratio (VP) Satellite imagery is a common choice for delineating urban land cover types Two main methods...
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Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore

Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore

Ngày tải lên : 02/10/2015, 17:14
... microclimate of Singapore A study of the urban climate of Singapore A GIS-based approach to microclimate monitoring in Singapore high-rise housing estates Monitoring tropical rain-forest microclimate ... of Singapore Land use of Singapore prior to extensive urbanisation Summary of land use change in Singapore from 1955 to 2001 Recent satellite image of Singapore showing ... the impact of greenery in an institutional campus in the tropics In uence of land use on UHI in Singapore Microclimatic modelling of the urban thermal environment of Singapore to mitigate UHI...
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Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 3

Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 3

Ngày tải lên : 02/10/2015, 17:14
... discussed in Section 2.1) increases, in this case peaking at around 01:00 and 02:00 hrs Conversely, the UHI intensity will begin falling after sunrise when warming rate becomes larger in rural ... occurrence (both in Orchard Road) are almost identical Unsurprisingly, past studies in Singapore have all identified the location of UHIM AX to be within the CBD (Nieuwolt, 1966; Singapore Meteorological ... cooling rate and UHI intensity is shown in Figure 4.9 for three sites Cooling begins for all three stations at 14:00 hrs The maximum cooling rates are reached around 18:00 and 19:00 hrs The cooling...
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Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 4

Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 4

Ngày tải lên : 02/10/2015, 17:14
... monsoon in March and April, heat islands begin to grow stronger (∼2.5◦ C) and thermal gradients are increasing Values of mean UHIraw continue to increase, peaking around May and June (∼3◦ C) During ... role in influencing UHI in the study area, comparing weekday (Mon to Fri) and weekend (Sat and Sun) observations would yield identifiable differences as most Singaporeans have a 5-day working week ... and temporally in Singapore to date Results corroborate with earlier studies and also provide new findings From the findings of this study we can also conclude that the UHI in Singapore exhibits...
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Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 5

Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 5

Ngày tải lên : 02/10/2015, 17:14
... in Singapores high rise housing estates Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 60(10):1225–1232 Nichol, J (1995) Monitoring tropical rain forest microclimate Photogrammetric Engineering ... overwrite input=input_csv output=interpolated@PERMANENT \ fs=, x=2 y=1 # Apply masking with Singapore outline r.mask input=sg_outline@PERMANENT maskcats=* # Perform IDW and create contour lines v.surf.idw ... Observation and Analysis of the Urban Heat Island in Singapore AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts Chow, W T and Roth, M (2006) Temporal dynamics of the urban heat island of Singapore International Journal of...
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A discourse analysis of urban water management in singapore from 1960   2009

A discourse analysis of urban water management in singapore from 1960 2009

Ngày tải lên : 03/10/2015, 20:30
... are contained within the separate dwelling and that dwelling is contained in a building comprising two (joined vertically) or more such dwellings” 50 The residential flat in Singapore defined as ... resettlement and social engineering In Chapter I explore the discourses surrounding water management of Singapore in the 1980s and 1990s In the 1980s, Singapore was becoming increasingly affluent and ... during varying time periods that I am focussing on in this thesis (Mautner 2008) A stringent and meticulous process was involved in the collecting, collating, organizing, coding and analyzing...
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Designing information systems applications for public transport system in singapore

Designing information systems applications for public transport system in singapore

Ngày tải lên : 04/10/2015, 15:46
... location using SingTel GSM base stations around the country and inform the sender of the available bus services in the vicinity By keying in the desired destination, a point-to-point bus travel ... possibility of instability This arises from having mobiles in co-channel cells alternatingly increase their power in response to increased co-channel interference caused by the other mobile increasing its ... variety of services have been introduced, including e-mail, fax, and paging integration, interactive banking, information services such as stock quotes, and integration with Internet-based applications...
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Industrial design strategies for sustainable development  a case study of the packaging industry in singapore

Industrial design strategies for sustainable development a case study of the packaging industry in singapore

Ngày tải lên : 12/10/2015, 17:36
... existing Industrial Design strategies for sustainable development taking place in Singapore by investigating into representative cases from the packaging industry On account of the growing amount ... packaging industry in Singapore have not been developed yet 2.2.3 Objectives General Objective This project seeks to investigate into current design tools being used in the packaging industry of Singapore ... introducing the Industrial Design strategies of the packaging industry of Singapore with regard to sustainable development 3.1 Industrial Design and Sustainable development 3.1.1 Sustainable development...
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Consuming more than just water a discourse analysis of urban water management in singapore from 1960   2009

Consuming more than just water a discourse analysis of urban water management in singapore from 1960 2009

Ngày tải lên : 13/10/2015, 16:50
... are contained within the separate dwelling and that dwelling is contained in a building comprising two (joined vertically) or more such dwellings” 50 The residential flat in Singapore defined as ... resettlement and social engineering In Chapter I explore the discourses surrounding water management of Singapore in the 1980s and 1990s In the 1980s, Singapore was becoming increasingly affluent and ... during varying time periods that I am focussing on in this thesis (Mautner 2008) A stringent and meticulous process was involved in the collecting, collating, organizing, coding and analyzing...
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Environmental Engineering Designing a Sustainable Future

Environmental Engineering Designing a Sustainable Future

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2016, 13:08
... Engineering Designing a Sustainable Future Green TechnoloGy Environmental Engineering Designing a sustainable Future Anne Maczulak, Ph.D ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: Designing a Sustainable Future ... engineering has given birth to the more specialized field of environmental engineering Environmental engineering combines all of the classic principles of engineering into a newer philosophy in ... potential for teaching engineers how to innovate by simplifying processes rather than complicating them Indeed, simplification is a good starting point for building sustainability Designing with nature...
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sustainable urban sewerage and drainage

sustainable urban sewerage and drainage

Ngày tải lên : 25/04/2013, 08:23
... in the UK Rainwater harvesting One of interesting counter measures of flooding remediation is a public participation in rainwater harvesting If each household in Hanoi has a m3 rainwater tank, ... systems in Vietnamese urban areas A scheme of urban sewerage and drainage should be based on the local specifics The following general principles of urban sewerage and drainage planning are recommended: ... - SUDS principle should be applied as soon as possible by integration into urban planning In urban infrastructure and land use management, ground level should be strictly controlled Integration...
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An overview of future sustainable nuclear power reactors

An overview of future sustainable nuclear power reactors

Ngày tải lên : 05/09/2013, 15:28
... Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine ISSN 2076-2895 (Print), ISSN 2076-2909 (Online) ©2013 International Energy & ... Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Supercritical Rankine Rankine Rankine Brayton Brayton Rankine Brayton Rankine/ Brayton N/A N/A N/A N/A Rankine N/A Brayton N/A Rankine ... boiling water reactor) 250 ABV (under development - pressurized water reactor) 10-12 Power cycle Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine Rankine...
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Tài liệu Health of Children Living in Urban Slums in Asia and the Near East: Review of Existing Literature and Data pdf

Tài liệu Health of Children Living in Urban Slums in Asia and the Near East: Review of Existing Literature and Data pdf

Ngày tải lên : 12/02/2014, 12:20
... natural increase of urban populations has led to large segments of underserved and disenfranchised people living in urban poverty xiv Urbanization in India India’s urban population increased by 31.2% ... report—India, the Philippines, and Egypt—illustrates the pace and effects of urbanization in the ANE region overall Urbanization in India The growth of the urban population in South Asia is striking—not ... countries interested in implementing urban slum child health interventions • Produce regional urban health programming guidelines Advocacy for Urban Slum Child Health for Missions in Asia and the...
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Tài liệu Chronic Disease, Functional Status and Quality Of Life Among The Elderly In Singapore pdf

Tài liệu Chronic Disease, Functional Status and Quality Of Life Among The Elderly In Singapore pdf

Ngày tải lên : 14/02/2014, 06:20
... from the baseline survey of participants in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS) Thesis: The present trend of functional disability is increasing It should be reversed by measures taken ... geriatric care, assisted living and long-term care, designs for housing, built environment and transportation, and promotion of ‘active ageing’ Population ageing in Singapore is rapid and unprecedented ... 8% in 2009 19% in 2030 Enormous health care and social challenges of population ageing have to be faced much sooner rather than later Percent Increase in Elderly Population: 2000 to 2030 Singapore...
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Tài liệu Self-Perception of Health among Elderly Community Dwellers in Singapore docx

Tài liệu Self-Perception of Health among Elderly Community Dwellers in Singapore docx

Ngày tải lên : 14/02/2014, 07:20
... Healthpromoting activities (HPA) included regular exercise, being careful with diet and not smoking Body Mass Index (BMI) was expressed as weight (in kg)/(height in metres)2 Engaging in outdoor ... problems in self-care were occasional urinary incontinence (14.3%), occasional bowel incontinence (2.8%), inability to negotiate stairs (2.3%), difficulties in transfer and to walk (1.5% each), needing ... significantly influenced perception of health (P
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Tài liệu Hazardous Metropolis Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles doc

Tài liệu Hazardous Metropolis Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles doc

Ngày tải lên : 17/02/2014, 19:20
... hilly peninsula at the western end of the bay, was the main landing in the early nineteenth century After a storm destroyed the San Pedro wharf in 1858, Phineas Banning built a pier in an inland ... a clear vision of the future Flooding lay far from the minds of these city builders, who were intent on bringing water from afar, constructing a harbor, and developing industry and real estate ... Water gathered behind small check dams in the mountains and sprawling flood-control basins in the valleys It made turns to avoid harbors and other urban obstacles, and nearly every inch of its way...
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Management of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in an urban setting in Zambia: a patient’s perspective ppt

Management of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in an urban setting in Zambia: a patient’s perspective ppt

Ngày tải lên : 06/03/2014, 04:20
... from the urban setting of Delhi, India Trop Med Int Health 2003, 8(7):625-633 16 Comolet TM, Rakotomalala R, Rajaonarioa H: Factors determining compliance with tuberculosis treatment in an urban ... modifications incorporated in the final version The collected data was entered in an MS Access database using Epi Info™3.5.1 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA), with in- built ... Patients are instructed to pick up medication at TB treatment centres once or twice a week during the intensive phase and once monthly during the continuation phase The national guidelines stipulate...
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