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200 14$aThe recovery of natural environments in architecture $eair, comfort and climate /$fC. Alan Short
205   $a1st ed.
210  1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017.
215   $a1 online resource (405 pages) $cillustrations
225 0 $aBuilding Research and Information
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $a1. Airs, fears, dangers -- 2. Climate and its annihilation -- 3. Temperate climates -- 4. Urban heat islands -- 5. Theatres -- 6. Hospitals -- 7. Mediterranean climates -- 8. Continental climates -- 9. Existing buildings : adapting hospitals -- 10. Delivering the 'recovery'.
330   $aThe Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture challenges the modern practice of sealing up and mechanically cooling public scaled buildings in whichever climate and environment they are located. This book unravels the extremely complex history of understanding and perception of air, bad air, miasmas, airborne pathogens, beneficial thermal conditions, ideal climates and climate determinism.
606   $aNatural ventilation
606   $aBuildings$xEnvironmental engineering
615  0$aNatural ventilation.
615  0$aBuildings$xEnvironmental engineering.
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700   $aShort$b C. Alan$g(Charles Alan),$f1955-,$0972300
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