RESEARCH AREA
Urban
Environmental Research
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Goals:
The overall
goal is to help communities reduce their demands on the environment, while
making the desert a more hospitable habitat for human settlement. Projects
are located throughout the world
Overview:
The
Urban Environmental Research Program develops a range of appropriate and
sustainable technologies that help communities reduce energy and water
consumption, while enhancing the quality of life in desert environments.
Research
Topics
Ecological
Restoration and Regereration
Urban
design and planning
- Community
standards for resource efficiency
- Storm
water impact and potential in urban areas
- Urban
ecosystem sustainability in arid regions
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Community
Energy and Water Security
- Passive
and active solar system applications
- Water
harvesting system and water quality evaluation
- Community
resource effcicency, energy and water
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Outdoor
Climate and Comfort
- Modeling
of outdoor human thermal comfort
- Thermal
impact of construcstion materials
- Impact
of urban design on heat island effect
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