The impact of vegetation on urban microclimate to counterbalance built density in a subtropical changing climate

Urban Climate

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-239

  Duarte, Denise H S ^a   Shinzato, Paula ^a   Gusson, Carolina dos Santos ^a   Alves, Carolina Abrahão ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Built density; Microclimatic impact; Outdoor thermal comfort; Urban vegetation; Urban warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948171138     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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