Effects of vertical greenery on mean radiant temperature in the tropical urban environment

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-64

  Tan, Chun Liang ^a   Wong, Nyuk Hien ^a   Jusuf, Steve Kardinal ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Geographical information systems; Mean radiant temperature; Outdoor thermal comfort; Urban vegetation; Vertical greenery

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; URBAN VEGETATION; VERTICAL GREENERY; VISUAL COMPARISON;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPICAL REGION; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 84901192116     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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