Mitigating urban heat island effects in high-density cities based on sky view factor and urban morphological understanding: A study of Hong Kong

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-315

  Yuan, Chao ^a   Chen, Liang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

High density city; sky view factor; urban heat island; urban planning

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING HEIGHT; COMPARISON ANALYSIS; COVERAGE RATIO; HIGH-DENSITY; HONG-KONG; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEGACITIES; PARAMETRIC MODELS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PLANNING PARAMETERS; PLANNING PROCESS; SKY VIEW FACTOR; URBAN AREAS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN PLANNERS;

FUEL TANKS; MODELS; THERMAL POLLUTION;

URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84860700125     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2011.613644     Document Type: Review

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