Comparative analysis of surface urban heat island effect in central sydney

Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 23-34

  Sharifi, Ehsan ^a   Lehmann, Steffen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Public space surface; Streetscape; Sydney; Urban greenery; Urban heat island effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924500052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19139063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v7n3p23     Document Type: Article

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