A comparison of Mesua ferrea L. and Hura crepitans L. for shade creation and radiation modification in improving thermal comfort

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-181

  Shahidan, Mohd F ^a,b   Shariff, Mustafa K M ^a   Jones, Phillip ^b   Salleh, Elias ^a   Abdullah, Ahmad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Radiation modification; Thermal comfort; Tree shading; Tropical open spaces; Urban tree canopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS;

HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; RADIATION CONTROLS; RADIATION MODIFICATION; TERRESTRIAL RADIATION; TREE SHADINGS; TROPICAL OPEN SPACES; URBAN TREE CANOPIES;

RADIATION;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY BUDGET; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT ISLAND; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MICROCLIMATE; OPEN SPACE; RADIATION BUDGET; SHADING; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

COST CONTROL; FILTRATION; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIATION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TREES; TROPICS; WATER SUPPLY;

HURA CREPITANS; MESUA FERREA;

EID: 77955278897     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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