Relation of geometry, vegetation and thermal comfort around buildings in urban settings, the case of hot arid regions

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 710-719

  Masmoudi, Soraya ^a   Mazouz, Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BISKRA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

External thermal comfort; Intensity of absorbed solar energy; Mean radiant temperatures; Place; Space form; Surface temperatures; Sweat rate; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HOUSING; ROADS AND STREETS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING; VEGETATION; VENTILATION;

EXTERNAL THERMAL COMFORT; INTENSITY OF ABSORBED SOLAR ENERGY; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURES; PLACES; SPACE FORMS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SWEAT RATE;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 2942741045     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.01.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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