Publicación: WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH?
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2023
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REMOVING BARRIERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT IN BUILDINGS IS A DYNAMIC CONCEPT INVOLVING ARCHI-
TECTURAL, PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AS WELL AS SOCIOCULTURAL, ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, AND OTHER VARIABLES. TODAY, THE BRANDT LINE IS STILL VALID FOR ESTABLISHING GEOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCES IN DEVELOPMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY USE, CLIMATE, ALTITUDE, EMISSIONS, AND ACCESS TO ENERGY, AND FOR IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT. THE CURRENT GAPS IN MOST GLOBAL SOUTH CASES START FROM HISTORICAL INEQUALITIES, ALONG WITH GEOGRAPHICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL, CULTURAL, AND CLIMATIC
SINGULARITIES. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY AND VERY VARIED BARRIERS FOUND. HOWEVER, IT
IS POSSIBLE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ONES THE AUTHORS CONSIDER ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE CONCEPTS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES HAVE MAINLY BEEN DEVELOPED IN THE GLOBAL NORTH, MEANING FOR THE GLOBAL SOUTH THEIR DEFINITIONS REQUIRE NOT JUST CONCEPTUAL ADJUSTMENTS BUT ALSO NEW MEANS OF ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT. AS A STARTING POINT, THE ACTIONS AND MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED MUST INCLUDE LOCAL EFFORTS AND ADVANCES, THEIR AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND CAPACITIES, AND, IN PARTICULAR, EACH COUNTRY?S TECHNOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTEXT. THE CHAPTERS INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK CONTRIBUTE IN THIS SENSE.
