Urban microclimate
Subtitle: designing the spaces between buildings
By: Evyatar Erell, David Pearlmutter, and Terry Williamson
Contributors: Pearlmutter, David; Williamson, T. J. (Terry J.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781844074679
Subjects: Climatic factors; City planning; Environmental aspects; Case studies; Architecture
Other titles: Designing the spaces between buildings
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Scales of climatic study; title: The urban energy balance; title: The urban heat island; title: Urban airflow; title: The energy balance of a human being in an urban space; title: Thermal preferences; title: Application of climatology in urban planning and design; title: Microclimate design strategies in urban space; title: Vegetation; title: Linear space; title: Modelling the urban microclimate; title: Case study 1: Neve Zin; title: Case study 2: Clarke Quay.