Table Of ContentSpringer Optimization and Its Applications 102
Stamatina Th. Rassia
Panos M. Pardalos Editors
Future City
Architecture for
Optimal Living
Springer Optimization and Its Applications
VOLUME102
ManagingEditor
PanosM.Pardalos(UniversityofFlorida)
Editor–CombinatorialOptimization
Ding-ZhuDu(UniversityofTexasatDallas)
AdvisoryBoard
J.Birge(UniversityofChicago)
C.A.Floudas(PrincetonUniversity)
F.Giannessi(UniversityofPisa)
H.D.Sherali(VirginiaPolytechnicandStateUniversity)
T.Terlaky(McMasterUniversity)
Y.Ye(StanfordUniversity)
AimsandScope
Optimization has been expanding in all directions at an astonishing rate
during the last few decades. New algorithmic and theoretical techniques
havebeendeveloped,thediffusionintootherdisciplineshasproceededata
rapidpace,andourknowledgeofallaspectsofthefieldhasgrownevenmore
profound.Atthe sametime, oneofthe moststriking trendsin optimization
is the constantly increasing emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of the
field.Optimizationhasbeenabasictoolinallareasofappliedmathematics,
engineering,medicine,economics,andothersciences.
The series Springer Optimization and Its Applications publishes under-
graduate and graduate textbooks, monographs and state-of-the-art exposi-
tory work that focus on algorithms for solving optimization problems and
alsostudyapplicationsinvolvingsuchproblems.Someofthetopicscovered
include nonlinear optimization (convex and nonconvex), network flow
problems, stochastic optimization, optimal control, discrete optimization,
multi-objectiveprogramming,descriptionofsoftwarepackages,approxima-
tiontechniquesandheuristicapproaches.
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Editors
StamatinaTh.Rassia PanosM.Pardalos
Singapore-ETHCentreforGlobal CenterforAppliedOptimization
EnvironmentalSustainability DepartmentofIndustrial
FutureCitiesLaboratory andSystemsEngineering
Singapore UniversityofFlorida
Gainesville,FL,USA
LaboratoryofAlgorithmsandTechnologies
forNetworksAnalysis(LATNA)
NationalResearchUniversity
HigherSchoolofEconomics
Moscow,Russia
ISSN1931-6828 ISSN1931-6836 (electronic)
SpringerOptimizationandItsApplications
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Preface
Future City Architecture for Optimal Living presents a unique interdisciplinary
combination of architecture, engineering, physics, and related fields in strategic
planning,thinking,anddesigningfuturecitiesaslivableurbanizedenvironments.
Cities in the words of Geoffrey West are “the crucible of civilization.” In our
belief,citiesandtheirdevelopmentcanprovideanimpactonfuturewaysoflivingas
theycantransformourlifestylesthroughawidenetworkofattributes.Bycombining
togetheravarietyofdisciplines,thisbookpresentsnewideasandresearchpractices
on a variety of topics related to architecture and interdisciplinary mathematical
thinking, network design, smart city development, as well as related theories for
thefuture.
The chapters composing this book are written by eminent researchers and
practitioners who offer expert opinions and hands-on international approaches to
shapingfuturecities.Together,expertsfromtheUnitedKingdom,Portugal,France,
Italy,Switzerland,Netherlands,Greece,USA,Canada,Singapore,andHongKong
presenttheirwork,experience,andnewideas.Newquestionsarepresented,suchas
whethercitiescanreallybelivableandhowonecanbuildsustainablesystemsand
resilientcitiestoclimatechanges.Thisbookoffersaforumofnovelideasthatare
presentedinaunifiedmanner.
We would like to express our special thanks to all the authors of the chapters
contributed in this book. Last but not least, we wish to acknowledge the superb
assistance that the staff of Springer has provided during the preparation of this
publication.
Singapore StamatinaTh.Rassia
Gainesville,FL,USA PanosM.Pardalos
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Contents
IfRobotsConquerAirspace:TheArchitectureofTheVerticalCity ....... 1
JanWillmann,FabioGramazio,andMatthiasKohler
SmartCitiesinaSmartWorld ................................................. 13
BeniaminoMurganteandGiuseppeBorruso
UnderstandingtheContext ..................................................... 37
RobinNicholson
ArchitecturalMithridatism?.................................................... 57
ClementBlanchet
CanDenseCitiesReallyBeLiveable? ......................................... 81
LiminHee
TheHeatIson,NowWeMustAct............................................. 105
WilliamS.W.Lim
HolisticApproachtoShapeFutureCities..................................... 117
RickyTsui,Shu-WeiWu,andAnitaSiu
BuildingResilientCitiestoClimateChange.................................. 141
MatheosSantamourisandConstantinosCartalis
EvaluationandReliabilityofShapeGrammarsforUrban
PlanningandNetworkDesign.................................................. 161
BasilJ.VitinsandKayW.Axhausen
Using Policy Instruments to Drive Optimal Living
andSustainableConsumptionintheBuiltandNaturalEnvironment..... 183
T.Ibn-Mohammed, A.Acquaye, R.Greenough, S.Taylor,
andL.Ozawa-Meida
HiddenSurfaceEffects:RadiantTemperatureasanUrban
andArchitecturalComfortCulprit ............................................ 201
ForrestMeggers
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WeatherDataandSolarOrientations......................................... 221
MojtabaSamimi
AnalysisandClassificationofPublic SpacesUsing Convex
andSolid-VoidModels........................................................... 241
JoséNunoBeirão,AndréChaszar,andLjiljanaCˇavic´
Contributors
AdolfAcquaye KentBusinessSchool,UniversityofKent,Canterbury,Kent,UK
Kay W. Axhausen ETH Zurich, Institute for Transport Planning and Systems,
Zurich,Switzerland
Giuseppe Borruso Department of Geographical and Historical Sciences,
UniversityofTrieste,Trieste,Italy
JoséNunoBeirão FacultyofArchitecture,UniversityofLisbon,Lisbon,Portugal
ClementBlanchet ClementBlanchetArchitecture,Paris,France
Constantinos Cartalis Department of Environmental Physics and Meteorology,
NationalandKapodistrianUniversityofAthens,Athens,Greece
LjiljanaCˇavic´ FacultyofArchitecture,UniversityofLisbon,Lisbon,Portugal
AndréChaszar O-DesignResearchandConsulting,NewYork,NY,USA
DepartmentofArchitecture,DelftUniversityofTechnology,Delft,Netherlands
FabioGramazio ETHZurich,Zurich,Switzerland
Rick Greenough Institute of Energyand Sustainable Development,De Montfort
University,Leicester,UK
LiminHee CentreforLiveableCities,Singapore,Singapore
Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De
MontfortUniversity,Leicester,UK
MatthiasKohler ETHZurich,Zurich,Switzerland
WilliamS.W.Lim DistinguishedArchitect,Singapore,Singapore
ForrestMeggers SchoolofArchitectureandtheAndlingerCenterforEnergyand
theEnvironment,PrincetonUniversity,Princeton,NJ,USA
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