Energy effects of heat-island reduction strategies in Toronto, Canada

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-210

  Akbari, Hashem ^a   Konopacki, Steven ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ELECTRICITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HEAT ISLAND REDUCTION (HIR);

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

BUILDING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT ISLAND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0346276841     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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