The Impact of Urban Design Descriptors on Outdoor Thermal Environment: A Literature Review
This paper presents a literature review on urban design indicators addressing the impact of urban geometry and vegetation on the outdoor thermal environment at the pedestrian level, as urban geometry and vegetation have been regarded as the most influential urban design factors that affect outdoor m...
Main Authors: | Pingying Lin, Zhonghua Gou, Stephen Siu-Yu Lau, Hao Qin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-12-01
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Series: | Energies |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/12/2151 |
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