Micro-scale thermal performance of tropical urban parks in Singapore

Building and Environment

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 467-476

  Hwang, Yun Hye ^a   Lum, Qin Jie Geraldine ^a   Chan, Yeow Kwang Derek ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Micro scale thermal performance; Park settings; Shade; Singapore; Tropical urban parks

Indexed keywords

AIR; TROPICS;

PARK SETTING; SHADE; SINGAPORE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; URBAN PARKS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

GREENSPACE; HEAT ISLAND; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; WIND VELOCITY;

SINGAPORE [SINGAPORE (NTN)]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84945293203     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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