Ventilating cities:air-flow criteria for healthy and comfortable urban living
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
Publication Dates: | c2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Springer geography |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2771-7 |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 197 p.): |
ISBN: |
9789400727717 (electronic bk.) 9400727712 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | TU984 |
CLC: | TU984 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Sea Breeze Blowing into Urban Areas: Mitigation of the Urban Heat Island Phenomenon -- Thermal Adaptation Outdoors and the Effect of Wind on Thermal Comfort -- Health Risk of Exposure to Vehicular Emissions in Wind-Stagnant Street Canyons -- Pollutant Dispersion in an Urban Area -- Introduction -- Legal Regulations for Urban Ventilation -- New Criteria for Assessing the Local Wind Environment at the Pedestrian Level and the Applications. |