Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and pedestrian comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages 9-26

  Martins, Tathiane A L ^a,b   Adolphe, Luc ^b   Bonhomme, Marion ^b   Bonneaud, Frédéric ^b   Faraut, Serge ^b   Ginestet, Stéphane ^a   Michel, Charlotte ^b   Guyard, William ^b  

^a INSA Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^b Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

ENVI met; Microclimate mitigation strategies; Outdoor thermal comfort; Physiological equivalent temperature; Urban Cool Islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971220437     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2016.05.003     Document Type: Article

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