Outdoor thermal comfort of two public squares in temperate and dry region of Esfahan, Iran

CSSR 2010 - 2010 International Conference on Science and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1266-1271

  Kariminia, S ^a   Sh Ahmad, S ^a,b   Ibrahim, N ^a   Omar, M ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Architecture   (Malaysia)

^b Research Management Institute   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Microclimate; Moderate and dry climate; Outdoor thermal comfort; Public squares

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; MICROCLIMATE; MODERATE AND DRY CLIMATE; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PUBLIC SQUARES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SUN; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79959651770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CSSR.2010.5773731     Document Type: Conference Paper

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