Urban design guidelines to mitigate urban heat island (UHI) effects in hot-dry cities

Global warming and undeniable climatic change in the world have led to decreasing thermal comfort for humans. Urban heat island (UHI) is the most documented phenomenon which has led to the increasing temperature in urban areas. It has received much focus in the past few decades to evaluate the main...

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Main Authors: Taslim, Shima, Parapari, Danial Monsefi, Shafaghat, Arezou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55735/1/ArezouShafaghat2015_UrbanDesignGuidlinestoMitigateUrbanHeatIsland.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55735/
http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v74.4619
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Language: English