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Bioclimatic Designs to Enhance Urban/Rural Resilience
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Dear Colleagues,
Bioclimatic design, which combines “biology” and “climate”, is an innovative approach to the design of buildings and landscapes that is based on local climate and involves solar heating, sun shading, natural ventilation, and the use of building materials, as well as urban greening for thermal time lag and storage. As an extension of bioclimatic design, urban and rural resilient design prioritizes health and safety, preparing buildings, communities, and regions for natural disasters and climate change by adding precautionary measures.
Although some bioclimatic approaches have been widely studied and applied, there are still many new spaces worth exploring in the context of eco-civilization, human health, and carbon neutrality targets. For example, how can we apply climate science to “passive survivability” in architecture and urban designs confronting the evident trends of extreme weather and climate change? How can we apply bioclimatic design principles at multiple scales under the carbon neutral goal? How does bioclimatic design affect buildings, urban infrastructure, cities, rural settlements, and village capacity? These are important problems that need to be addressed through new studies on bioclimatic designs.
Therefore, this Topic aims to encourage new exploration into bioclimatics for its combined advantages of comfort, health, environmental well-being, and resilience to extreme weather. Both original research papers and review papers are welcomed. Relevant themes include, but are not limited to:
- New interpretations of or improvements in bioclimatic design;
- New technologies for bioclimatic design;
- Bioclimatic techniques at multiple scales (building, community, urban, and region);
- Occupant behaviors in bioclimatic design;
- Bioclimatic design for carbon neutrality;
- Outdoor thermal comfort conditions in diverse climate regions: simulation, field study, and surveying;
- Thermal comfort integrated with other environmental factors (i.e., IAQ, lighting, and acoustics);
- New thoughts on urban/rural resilient design;
- Urban air quality and human health;
- Design for resilience to climate change;
- Green infrastructure and human health.
Prof. Dr. Bo Hong
Dr. Dayi Lai
Dr. Zhi Gao
Dr. Yongxin Xie
Dr. Kuixing Liu
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Keywords
- bioclimatic design
- urban/rural resilience
- extreme weather event
- urban climatology
- indoor/outdoor thermal comfort
- indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
- thermal control strategy
- urban air quality
- sustainable building
- green infrastructure
Participating Journals
Journal Name | Impact Factor | CiteScore | Launched Year | First Decision (median) | APC |
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Buildings
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3.1 | 3.4 | 2011 | 15.3 Days | CHF 2600 |
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Forests
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2.4 | 4.4 | 2010 | 16.2 Days | CHF 2600 |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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- | 7.3 | 2004 | 25.8 Days | CHF 2500 |
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Land
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3.2 | 4.9 | 2012 | 16.9 Days | CHF 2600 |
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Urban Science
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2.1 | 4.3 | 2017 | 20.7 Days | CHF 1600 |
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