A preliminary study on environmental performances of pocket parks in high-rise and high-density urban context in Hong Kong

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-225

  Lau, Stephen Siuyu ^a   Lin, Pingying ^a   Qin, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Greenery; High rise and high density; Pocket park; Urban geometry

Indexed keywords

BUILDING GEOMETRY; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREENERY; HIGH-RISE AND HIGH DENSITY; HONG-KONG; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; SHADING EFFECT; URBAN CONTEXT; URBAN GEOMETRY; WIND CONDITIONS;

WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84864931559     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/cts033     Document Type: Article

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