Urban microclimate :

Erell, Evyatar

Urban microclimate : designing the spaces between buildings / Designing the spaces between buildings. Evyatar Erell, David Pearlmutter, and Terry Williamson. - London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011. - xviii, 266 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781844074679 (hardback)


Architecture--Environmental aspects
City planning--Climatic factors
Architecture--Environmental aspects--Case studies

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