Urban Microclimate: Designing the Spaces Between Buildings
- ISBN-10
- 1844074676
- ISBN-13
- 9781844074679
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Terry J. Williamson, Evyatar Erell, David Pearlmutter
Description
Bridging the gap between climatology research and applied urban design, this title provides architects and urban design professionals with an understanding of how the structure of the built environment at various scales affects microclimatic conditions in the space between buildings.
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