Microclimatic modifications of an urban street in Northern Greece

22nd International Conference, PLEA 2005: Passive and Low Energy Architecture - Environmental Sustainability: The Challenge of Awareness in Developing Societies, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 689-694

  Chatzidimitriou, Angeliki ^a   Chrissomallidou, Niobe ^a   Yannas, Simos ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Architectural Association AA School of Architecture   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Materials; Microclimate; Outdoor comfort; Shading; Simulations; Vegetation; Water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMFORT CONDITIONS; DESIGN PROJECTS; GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; MICROCLIMATE; NORTHERN GREECE; ON-SITE MEASUREMENT; OUTDOOR COMFORT; PAVEMENT MATERIAL; PILOT APPLICATIONS; RADIANT TEMPERATURES; SHADING; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SIMULATIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THESSALONIKI , GREECE; URBAN AREAS; URBAN STREETS; WATERBODIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATERIALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VEGETATION; WATER;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84864572598     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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