Microclimatic analysis as a prerequisite for sustainable urbanisation: Application for an urban regeneration project for a medium size city in the greater urban agglomeration of Athens, Greece

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 230-236

  Gaitani, N ^a   Santamouris, M ^a   Cartalis, C ^a   Pappas, I ^b   Xyrafi, F ^c   Mastrapostoli, E ^a   Karahaliou, P ^a   Efthymiou, Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Green Evolution   (Greece)

^c ALD Architects   (Greece)

Author keywords

Microclimatic analysis; Sustainable urban design; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904381620     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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