Urban Form and Residential Energy Use: A Review of Design Principles and Research Findings

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 327-351

  Ko, Yekang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

energy conservation; passive solar urban design; sustainability; urban form

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; FUTURE PROSPECT; PLANNING METHOD; RESEARCH WORK; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84884822699     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: 15526593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885412213491499     Document Type: Article

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