Green roofs: Experimental and analytical study of its potential for urban microclimate regulation in Mediterranean–continental climates

Urban Climate

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 304-317

  Alcazar, Susana Saiz ^a,b   Olivieri, Francesca ^a,b   Neila, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Ecosystem services; Green roofs; Microclimate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964623374     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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