Influence of hot arid climate on the use of outdoor urban spaces and thermal comfort: Do cultural and social backgrounds matter?

Intelligent Buildings International

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-217

  Aljawabra, Faisal ^a   Nikolopoulou, Marialena ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hot climate; Microclimate; Outdoor thermal comfort; Socio culture; Urban design

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT; URBAN PLANNING;

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; HOT CLIMATE; MICROCLIMATE; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; URBAN DESIGN;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COHESION; MICROCLIMATE; OPEN SPACE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN DESIGN;

ARIZONA; MARRAKECH [(CTY) MARRAKECH-TENSIFT-AL HAOUZ]; MARRAKECH-TENSIFT-AL HAOUZ; MOROCCO; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954485623     PISSN: 17508975     EISSN: 17566932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/inbi.2010.0046     Document Type: Article

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