Towards a climate-responsive vertical pedestrian system: An empirical study on an elevated walkway in Shanghai China

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Yang, Feng ^a,b   Qian, Feng ^a,b   Zhao, Wanzhu ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Elevated walkway; Field study; Microclimate; Pedestrian friendly; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROCLIMATE; PEDESTRIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84983792075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8080744     Document Type: Article

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