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Preface; Prologue; Contents; Contributors; Sustainable Planning and Urban Development; 1 Urban Heat Island and Vulnerable Population. The Case of Madrid; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Relevance of the Research; 1.2 Aims and Objective of the Study; 2 Means and Methods; 2.1 Summer Urban Heat Island of Madrid During a Heat Wave; 2.2 Vulnerable Population Indicators Towards Extreme Temperatures; 2.3 Geographic Information System Tool; 3 Results; 3.1 Social Indicators and the UHI of Madrid; 3.2 Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and the UHI of Madrid; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References
2 Analysis of the Influence of Variables Linked to the Building and Its Urban Context on the Passive Energy Performance of Residential Stocks1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 3 Analysis of Covariates; 3.1 Shape Factor (S/V); 3.2 Year of Construction (Y); 3.3 Street Height-Width Ratio (H/W); 3.4 Urban Block (UB); 3.5 Orientation (O); 3.6 Design Strategies for Reducing Energy Demand; 4 New Urban Layout Proposal; 5 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Typological Analysis of H-Plan Social Housing Blocks Built in Spain Between 1957 and 1981; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology
3 Results: Typological Analysis3.1 Type 1-Housing Units; 3.1.1 Housing Units with a Characteristic Layout; 3.1.2 Housing Units with Irregular Perimeters; 3.2 Type-2 Housing Units; 3.3 Type-3 Housing Units; 4 Discussion and Conclusions; 4.1 H-Plan Block Chronology; 4.2 Generic Housing Unit of the H-Plan Block; 4.3 The Architecture of the Housing Unit; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Model to Integrate Resilience and Sustainability into Urban Planning; 1 Introduction; 2 Definition of Urban Sustainability; 2.1 Sustainability Indicators; 3 Definition of Urban Resilience
3.1 System of Indicators to Evaluate Urban Resilience4 Research Methodology; 4.1 Case Study: Dichato; 5 Results and Discussion; 6 Conclusions; References; 5 Opportunity Detection of Empty Architectonical Lands and Their Recycle for a More Sustainable City; 1 Reasons for the Recycling of Empty Architectonical Lands; 1.1 Biocapacity and Productive Sectors; 1.2 Need to Reconsider Habitability; 1.3 Energy Costs of Construction; 1.4 Effects of Population Access in Energy Costs; 1.5 Urban Revitalization as Improvement of Habitability; 2 Study of Tools for the City of Zaragoza
2.1 Vulnerability Indicators2.2 Mapping of Empty of Service Spaces and Accessibility to Them; 2.3 Map of Municipal Buildings with Obsolescence of Use; 3 Methodological Proposal; 3.1 Analyse of Vulnerability Indicators; 3.2 Analyse of Accessibility to Facilities; 4 Case Studies in the City of Zaragoza; 4.1 Case of Study According to Vulnerability Indexes; 4.2 Case of Study According to Empty of Service Islands; 5 Conclusions to the Case Studies; 6 Future Investigation Lines; References
2 Analysis of the Influence of Variables Linked to the Building and Its Urban Context on the Passive Energy Performance of Residential Stocks1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 3 Analysis of Covariates; 3.1 Shape Factor (S/V); 3.2 Year of Construction (Y); 3.3 Street Height-Width Ratio (H/W); 3.4 Urban Block (UB); 3.5 Orientation (O); 3.6 Design Strategies for Reducing Energy Demand; 4 New Urban Layout Proposal; 5 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Typological Analysis of H-Plan Social Housing Blocks Built in Spain Between 1957 and 1981; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology
3 Results: Typological Analysis3.1 Type 1-Housing Units; 3.1.1 Housing Units with a Characteristic Layout; 3.1.2 Housing Units with Irregular Perimeters; 3.2 Type-2 Housing Units; 3.3 Type-3 Housing Units; 4 Discussion and Conclusions; 4.1 H-Plan Block Chronology; 4.2 Generic Housing Unit of the H-Plan Block; 4.3 The Architecture of the Housing Unit; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Model to Integrate Resilience and Sustainability into Urban Planning; 1 Introduction; 2 Definition of Urban Sustainability; 2.1 Sustainability Indicators; 3 Definition of Urban Resilience
3.1 System of Indicators to Evaluate Urban Resilience4 Research Methodology; 4.1 Case Study: Dichato; 5 Results and Discussion; 6 Conclusions; References; 5 Opportunity Detection of Empty Architectonical Lands and Their Recycle for a More Sustainable City; 1 Reasons for the Recycling of Empty Architectonical Lands; 1.1 Biocapacity and Productive Sectors; 1.2 Need to Reconsider Habitability; 1.3 Energy Costs of Construction; 1.4 Effects of Population Access in Energy Costs; 1.5 Urban Revitalization as Improvement of Habitability; 2 Study of Tools for the City of Zaragoza
2.1 Vulnerability Indicators2.2 Mapping of Empty of Service Spaces and Accessibility to Them; 2.3 Map of Municipal Buildings with Obsolescence of Use; 3 Methodological Proposal; 3.1 Analyse of Vulnerability Indicators; 3.2 Analyse of Accessibility to Facilities; 4 Case Studies in the City of Zaragoza; 4.1 Case of Study According to Vulnerability Indexes; 4.2 Case of Study According to Empty of Service Islands; 5 Conclusions to the Case Studies; 6 Future Investigation Lines; References