Urban growth has been fast for decades. Because money is very important in this urban-
based world, humanity focuses on economic development, and is often too busy to deal with …

Greater attention is being directed towards incorporating greenery into the built environment
as increasing global urbanisation drives the search for sustainable urbanism. This research …

This chapter presents progress in India, Colombia, Chile and particularly Malaysia, where
sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) have been embraced and redesigned to take account …

This research aims to develop further understanding of the effect of extensive green roofs on
the indoor thermal comfort in naturally ventilated low-income houses, in the Brazilian …

Brazil had a significant quantitative housing deficit of 7.7 million residences in 2015,
especially in low-income housing. Traditionally, these projects have low levels of thermal …

O Telhado verde é uma tecnologia difundida na Alemanha desde a década de 70 e que
vem apresentando resultados positivos como elemento de interação da construção com o …

Estima-se que até 2020 até 85% da população pobre da América Latina e quase metade
África e da Ásia estarão concentrados em cidades e centros urbanos. Até 2025 a estimativa …

Os danos causados ao ambiente natural intensificaram-se ao longo do processo de
urbanização das cidades. Tais danos são resultantes do aumento populacional e do …

This study aimed at analyzing the runoff quality by the layer thickness and material of soil
roof to make best use of the rainwater falling on it in terms of safety and efficiency and …

Desde 2012, formamos profissionais stricto sensu para o desenvolvimento social,
econômico e cient fico de Mato Grosso e seu ecossistema singular (com Cerrado, Pantanal …