Study on the microclimate condition along a green pedestrian canyon in Singapore

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-212

  Wong, Nyuk Hien ^a   Jusuf, Steve Kardinal ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Green pedestrian canyon; Impact of trees; Microclimate condition; Outdoor thermal comfort; Singapore

Indexed keywords

GREEN PEDESTRIAN CANYON; IMPACT OF TREES; MICROCLIMATE CONDITIONS; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; SINGAPORE;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; PARKS; THERMAL COMFORT; VEGETATION;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 77955590558     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/asre.2009.0029     Document Type: Article

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