Urban microclimate : designing the spaces between buildings /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erell, Evyatar
Group Author: Pearlmutter, David; Williamson, T. J. Terry J
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xviii, 266 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781844074679 (hardback) :
1844074676 (hardback)
Index Number: NA2542
CLC: TU-023
Call Number: TU-023/E671
Contents: Introduction -- Scales of climatic study -- The urban energy balance -- The urban heat island -- Urban airflow -- The energy balance of a human being in an urban space -- Thermal preferences -- Application of climatology in urban planning and design -- Microclimate design strategies in urban space -- Vegetation -- Linear space -- Modelling the urban microclimate -- Case study 1: Neve Zin -- Case study 2: Clarke Quay.