Thermal bioclimate as a factor in urban and architectural planning in tropical climates-The case of Campinas, Brazil

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 489-500

  Abreu Harbich, Loyde V ^a,b   Labaki, Lucila C ^b   Matzarakis, Andreas ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Physiologically equivalent temperature; RayMan; Thermal bioclimate; Tropical climate, Brazil (Campinas); Urban spaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901249400     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0339-7     Document Type: Article

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