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UNINA9910822985603321 |
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Autore |
Erell Evyatar |
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Titolo |
Urban microclimate : designing the spaces between buildings / / Evyatar Erell, David Pearlmutter, and Terry Williamson |
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London ; ; Washington, DC, : Earthscan, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-87586-0 |
9786613717177 |
1-136-53943-3 |
1-136-53942-5 |
1-84977-539-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ( xviii, 266 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PearlmutterDavid |
WilliamsonT. J (Terry J.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Architecture - Environmental aspects |
City planning - Climatic factors |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Urban Microclimate Designing the Spaces Between Buildings; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Scales of Climatic Study; 2 The Urban Energy Balance; 3 The Urban Heat Island; 4 Urban Air-Flow; 5 The Energy Balance of a Human Being in an Urban Space; 6 Thermal Preferences; 7 Application of Climatology in Urban Planning and Design; 8 Microclimate Design Strategies in Urban Space; 9 Vegetation; 10 Linear Space; 11 Modelling the Urban Microclimate; 12 Case Study 1: Neve Zin; 13 Case Study 2: Clarke Quay; 14 Glossary; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic context. Climatically responsive urban design is vital to any notion of sustainability: it enables individual buildings to make use of renewable energy sources for passive heating and cooling, it enhances pedestrian comfort and activity in outdoor spaces, and it may even encourage city dwellers to moderate their dependence on private vehicles. Urban Microclimate bridges the gap between climatology |
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