Building shade affects light environment and urban greenery in high-density residential estates in Singapore

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 771-784

  Tan, Puay Yok ^a   Ismail, Mirza Rifqi Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Built environment; Daily light integral; Ecosystem services; Photosynthesis; Shade tolerance; Urban greening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922592394     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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