Importance of thermal comfort in the sustainable landscape planning

Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1480-1487

  Topay, M ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Climatic condition; Ecology; Human thermal comfort; Sustainable landscape planning and design; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEAT ISLAND; HEATING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MICROCLIMATE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84867831213     PISSN: 13115065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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