Evaluating the effects of façade greening on human bioclimate in a complex Urban environment

Advances in Meteorology

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Jänicke, Britta ^a   Meier, Fred ^a   Hoelscher, Marie Therese ^a   Scherer, Dieter ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 84930636236     PISSN: 16879309     EISSN: 16879317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/747259     Document Type: Article

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