Cooling performance of residential greenery in localised urban climates: A case study in Shanghai China

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 478-503

  Yang, Feng ^a,b   Lau, Stephen S Y ^b,c   Qian, Feng ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National University of Singapore ^*  (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cooling; Residential greenery; Urban design; Urban heat islands; Urban microclimate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING; FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING PERFORMANCE; FOLIAGE DENSITY; RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS; RESIDENTIAL GREENERY; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN MICROCLIMATE;

HOUSING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COOLING; GREENSPACE; INNER CITY AREA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH WORK; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SHADING; URBAN CLIMATE;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84947443461     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2015.073098     Document Type: Article

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