A framework of thermal sensitive urban design benchmarks: Potentiating the longevity of Auckland's public realm

Buildings

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 252-281

  Nouri, Andre Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Microclimate; Public space; Thermal comfort; Urban design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958762973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20755309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/buildings5010252     Document Type: Article

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