Improving Urban Environments

Ragazzi, Marco|

Introduction. Part I: Overview. Environmental Assessments in the Built Environment: Crucial yet Underdeveloped. Part II: Improving Urban Air Quality. Critical Analysis of Strategies for PM Reduction in Urban Areas. Application of Strategies for Particulate Matter Reduction in Urban Areas: An Italian Case. Infrastructure and Automobile Shifts: Positioning Transit to Reduce Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts for Urban Sustainability Goals. Recent Photocatalytic Applications for Air Purification in Belgium. Part III: Municipal Solid Waste Alternatives. Case Study: Finding Better Solutions for Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Semi Local Authority in Sri Lanka. Incineration of Pre-Treated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) for Energy Co-Generation in a Non-Densely Populated Area. Part IV: Water Management. Innovative Urban Water Management as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy: Results from the Implementation of the Project "Water Against Climate Change (WATACLIC)." Full-Scale Implementation of a Vertical Membrane Bioreactor for Simultaneous Removal of Organic Matter and Nutrients from Municipal Wastewater. Part V: Energy Consumption. Energy Benchmarking of Commercial Buildings: A Low-Cost Pathway toward Urban Sustainability. Energy Pattern Analysis of a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Part VI: Conclusion. Sustainable Urban (re-)Development with Building Integrated Energy, Water and Waste Systems. Urban Ecosystem Health Assessment and Its Application in Management: A Multi-Scale Perspective. Index.