Reduction of the urban cooling effects of an intensive green roof due to vegetation damage

Urban Climate

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-55

  Speak, A F ^a   Rothwell, J J ^a   Lindley, S J ^a   Smith, C L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green roof; Microclimate; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878247826     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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