The effects of urban forms on photosynthetically active radiation and urban greenery in a compact city

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 937-961

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Daily light integral; Photosynthetically active radiation; Shading; Sky view factor; Sunshine hours; Urban form; Urban green spaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939654477     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0461-9     Document Type: Article

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