Rohinton Emmanuel

Research output

Research output per year 2007 2009 2010 2011 2014 2015 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2022

• 53 Article
• 19 Conference contribution
• 8 Paper
• 2 Anthology/Edited Book
• 7 More
  • 2 Commissioned report
  • 2 Editorial
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Other report
  • 1 Chapter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2014

  Review of the energy assistance package

  Baker, K., Emmanuel, R. & Phillipson, M., 2014, Scottish Government. 23 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  File

  • energy 100%
  • Caledonian orogeny 77%
  • contract 66%
  • stakeholder 54%
  • recommendation 51%
  64 Downloads (Pure)

• Scoping of ‘Best Practices’ in natural, energy efficient and sustainable building products and services

  Emmanuel, R., Thomson, C. & Baker, K. J., 2014. 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • retrofitting 100%
  • dwelling 78%
  • norm 77%
  • sustainability 59%
  • services 50%

• Sustainable Buildings

  Emmanuel, R. (ed.), 2014, Routledge . 1798 p. (Critical Concepts in Built Environment)

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology/Edited Book

  • built environment 100%
  • certification 98%
  • explosion 85%
  • sustainability 67%
  • world 51%
• 2013

  Accounting for atmospheric stability conditions in urban heat island studies: The case of Glasgow, UK

  Krüger, E. & Emmanuel, R., Sep 2013, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 117, p. 112-121 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • heat island 100%
  • heat 67%
  • weather stations 41%
  • relative humidity 26%
  • weather station 25%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of daytime outdoor comfort levels in and outside the urban area of Glasgow, UK

  Krüger, E., Drach, P., Emmanuel, R. & Corbella, O., Jul 2013, In: International Journal of Biometeorology. 57, 4, p. 521-533 13 p., 3.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Davis Oxidation 100%
  • Hot Temperature 50%
  • urban area 49%
  • Thermometer 44%
  • Temperature 37%
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• A universal climate-based energy and thermal expectation index: initial development and tests

  Emmanuel, R., Kumar, B., Roderick, Y. & McEwan, D., Mar 2013, In: Energy and Buildings. 58, p. 208-218 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Hot Temperature 100%
  • Climate change 76%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  215 Downloads (Pure)

• Urban heat island and differences in outdoor comfort levels in Glasgow, UK

  Krüger, E., Drach, P., Emmanuel, R. & Corbella, O., Apr 2013, In: Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 112, 1-2, p. 127-141 14 p., 10.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • heat island 100%
  • weather station 47%
  • Hot Temperature 43%
  • Humidity sensors 39%
  • Thermometers 38%
  71 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Carbon Management in the Built Environment

  Emmanuel, R. & Baker, K., 2012, Routledge . 240 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • built environment 100%
  • carbon 51%
  • book 39%
  • architectural design 28%
  • policy 27%

• UHI studies for low carbon cities: integrating heat mapping with morphological attributes

  Emmanuel, R., Drach, P. & Krüger, E., 2012, ICUC8 – 8th International Conference on Urban Climates: Proceeedings of the 8th International Conference on Urban Climate and 10th Symposium of the Urban Environment organised by the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) and the American Meteorological Society's Board of the Urban Environment. Dublin, 4 p. 213

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • attribute 100%
  • combined heat and power 96%
  • district heating 89%
  • demand 87%
  • carbon 75%

• Urban heat island and its impact on climate change resilience in a shrinking city: the case of Glasgow, UK

  Emmanuel, R. & Krüger, E., Jul 2012, In: Building and Environment: the International Journal of Building Science and its Applications. 53, p. 137-149 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • heat island 100%
  • heat 99%
  • Climate change 98%
  • resilience 77%
  • climate change 76%
  121 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Editorial: ICUC-7 Urban Climate Special Issue

  Roth, M., Emmanuel, R., Ichinose, T. & Salmond, J., 1 Jan 2011, In: International Journal of Climatology. 31, 2, p. 159-161 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • urban climate 100%
  • world 43%
  • Asian Development Bank 32%
  • city 32%
  • Asia 31%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Generating an understanding of the development criteria required for the next generation of sustainability assessment methods for the built environment

  Poston, A., Emmanuel, R. & Thomson, C., Oct 2011, Proceedings of the SB11 World Sustainable Building Conference . Finnish Association of Civil Engineers (RIL), 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • built environment 100%
  • assessment method 93%
  • sustainability 67%
  • environmental criterion 17%
  • green building 16%

• Mapping sustainability assessment with the project life cycle

  Thomson, C., El-Haram, M. A. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jun 2011, In: Engineering Sustainability. 164, 2, p. 143-157 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sustainable development 100%
  • Life cycle 97%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Support for RPP2 Housing Futures

  Baker, K., Emmanuel, R. & Phillipson, M., 15 Dec 2011, 57 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • recommendation 100%
  • energy demand 95%
  • policy 80%
  • household energy 63%
  • policy approach 62%

• Sustainability assessment and quantity surveying practice

  Emmanuel, R., 2011, New Aspects of Quantity Surveying Practice. Cartlidge, D. (ed.). Routledge

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • edition 100%
  • sustainability 81%
  • profession 74%
  • ethical standards 66%
  • twenty-first century 49%

• Urban Heat Islands and sustainable urbanity: an application agenda for tropical mega-cities

  Emmanuel, R., 2011, City weathers: Meteorology and urban design 1950-2010. Hebbert, M., Jankovic, V. & Webb, B. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester Architecture Research Centre, p. 75-80 6 p. 10

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  File

  • urban climate 100%
  • megacity 89%
  • heat island 84%
  • climate change 39%
  • city 37%
  80 Downloads (Pure)
• 2010

  A fairer place? A prototype framework for assessing the environmental equity implications of proposed urban developments in the UK

  Walton, J. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Nov 2010, In: Journal of Urbanism. 3, 3, p. 215-230 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • equity 100%
  • urban development 89%
  • sustainable development 25%
  • notable exception 19%
  • sustainability 11%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Climate and more sustainable cities: climate information for improved planning and management of cities (producers/capabilities perspective)

  Grimmond, C. S. B., Roth, M., Oke, T. R., Au, Y. C., Best, M., Betts, R., Charmichael, G., Cleugh, H., Dabberdt, W. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2010, In: Procedia Environmental Sciences. 1, p. 247-274 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • urban climate 100%
  • planning 94%
  • climate 82%
  • education 64%
  • modeling 63%
  212 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate information for improved planning and management of mega cities (needs perspective)

  Mills, G., Cleugh, H., Emmanuel, R., Endlicher, W., Erell, E., McGranahan, G., Ng, E., Nickson, A., Rosenthal, J. & Steemer, K., 1 Jan 2010, In: Procedia Environmental Sciences. 1, p. 228-246 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • urban climate 100%
  • megacity 89%
  • urban planning 50%
  • planning 47%
  • climate 41%
  77 Citations (Scopus)

• Creating the conditions that facilitate the development of equitable, low carbon communities in Scotland

  Menzies, B., Emmanuel, R., Thomson, C. & Walton, J., 1 Sep 2010, Proceedings of the 26th Annual ARCOM Conference. ARCOM, p. 1467-1476 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  File

  • carbon 100%
  • district heating 58%
  • equity 49%
  • poverty 45%
  • mortality 33%
  119 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing holistic frameworks for the next generation of sustainability assessment methods for the built environment

  Poston, A., Emmanuel, R. & Thomson, C., 1 Jan 2010, Proceedings of the 26th Annual ARCOM Conference. ARCOM, p. 1487-1496 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  File

  • built environment 100%
  • assessment method 93%
  • sustainability 67%
  • sustainable development 24%
  • occupation 14%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  232 Downloads (Pure)

• Editorial: Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability

  Emmanuel, R., Thomson, C., Horner, M. & Price, A., 1 Nov 2010, In: Journal of Urbanism. 3, 3, p. 211-213 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • regional planning 100%
  • urban planning 84%
  • sustainability 60%

• Linking the ‘in’ and ‘out:’ new comfort goals for the rapidly urbanizing equatorial tropical megacities in a changing climate

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Apr 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File

  • megacity 100%
  • tropics 79%
  • climate 45%
  • urban climate 37%
  • urban design 34%
  221 Downloads (Pure)

• Mapping the knowledge flow during sustainability assessment

  Thomson, C., El-Haram, M. A. & Emmanuel, R., Jun 2010, In: Proceedings of the ICE: Urban Design and Planning. 163, 2, p. 67-78 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sustainable development 100%
  • sustainability 84%
  • knowledge 72%
  • stakeholder 36%
  • decision 28%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban air pollution and mitigation options in Sri Lanka

  Perera, B., Emmanuel, R. & Nandasena, S., 1 Sep 2010, In: Proceedings of the ICE: Urban Design and Planning. 163, 3, p. 127-138 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • urban pollution 100%
  • Air pollution 92%
  • air pollution 89%
  • Sri Lanka 87%
  • traffic 79%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Adaptation to urban climate change through design: Early best practices in the tropics and future directions

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009, 8th Workshop and Meeting CIB W108: Climate Change and the Built Environment Conference Proceedings. CIB

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • urban climate 100%
  • tropics 71%
  • climate change 44%
  • regional climate 37%
  • global climate 33%
  132 Downloads (Pure)

• A fairer place? A prototype framework for assessing the environmental equity implications of proposed urban developments in the UK

  Walton, J. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • equity 100%
  • urban development 85%

• Cooling the urban tropics

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009, In: Innovation. 10, 1, p. 20-22 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tropics 100%
  • Global warming 73%
  • Cooling 45%

• Mapping knowledge during sustainability assessment within a PPP school project

  Thomson, C., El Haram, M. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009, Proceedings of the 25th Annual ARCOM conference. SUE-MoT, p. 991-1001 11 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  File

  • school 100%
  • sustainability 84%
  • project 59%
  • environmental criterion 51%
  • learning 30%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  137 Downloads (Pure)

• Mapping sustainability assessment in relation to a PPP project lifecycle

  Thomson, C., El-Haram, M. A. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Sustainability Assessment 100%
  • Life Cycle 81%

• Mapping sustainability assessment in relation to the lifecycle of a university campus project

  Thomson, C., El Haram, M. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment. SUE-MoT, p. 64-81 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • sustainability 100%
  • project 70%

• Mapping the knowledge flow during sustainability assessment within a university campus project

  Thomson, C., El Haram, M. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment. SUE-MoT

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Sustainability Assessment 100%
  • Knowledge Flow 83%
  • Sustainability 78%
  • Life Cycle 54%
  • Stakeholder Engagement 30%

• Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment

  Horner, M., Price, A., Bebbington, J. & Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment. Dundee: SUE-MoT

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  File
  652 Downloads (Pure)

• Sustainable urbanity and urban climate change: amelioration of UHI's as a quality-of-life agenda for tropical megacities

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File

  • urban climate 100%
  • megacity 89%
  • quality of life 82%
  • remediation 62%
  • climate change 44%
  102 Downloads (Pure)
• 2008

  Key challenges to the incorporation of climatic design knowledge in contemporary tropical architecture

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2008, In: Built Environment Sri Lanka. 8, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • incorporation 100%
  • climate 64%
  • built environment 44%
  • flora 36%
  • fauna 31%

• Urban climate change and design: approaches to best practice in the tropics

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Jan 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Building Design 100%
  • Best Practice 92%
  • Tropics 89%
  • Climate Change 76%
• 2007

  Human comfort, urban climate change and urban energy use: assessing adaptation options for the rapidly growing tropical megacities

  Emmanuel, R., 1 Dec 2007, PLEA 2007: Sun, Wind and Architecture Conference Proceedings. Singapore: NUS Press, p. 148-155 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  File

  • urban climate 100%
  • megacity 89%
  • energy use 81%
  • climate change 44%
  • energy 37%
  133 Downloads (Pure)

• Urban heat islands in humid and arid climates: role of urban form and thermal properties in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Phoenix, USA

  Emmanuel, R. & Fernando, H. J. S., 1 Nov 2007, In: Climate Research. 34, 3, p. 241-251 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • heat island 100%
  • air temperature 71%
  • Heat 66%
  • albedo 56%
  • city 50%
  130 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban shading: a design option for tropics? A study in Colombo, Sri Lanka

  Emmanuel, R., Rosenlund, H. & Johansson, E., 30 Nov 2007, In: International Journal of Climatology. 27, 14, p. 1995-2004 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • shading 100%
  • tropics 80%
  • air temperature 46%
  • street canyon 37%
  • sea breeze 35%