Urban microclimate : designing the spaces between buildings /
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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. |
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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. |