The role of micro-climates in urban regeneration planning

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Collier, Chris G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Urban regeneration; Weather

Indexed keywords

ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS; MANCHESTER; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN REGENERATION; WEATHER; WEATHER IMPACT;

AIR QUALITY;

URBAN PLANNING;

AIR QUALITY; MICROCLIMATE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL; WEATHER;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958128589     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: 17517699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.2011.164.2.73     Document Type: Article

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