The influence of increasing tree cover on mean radiant temperature across a mixed development suburb in Adelaide, Australia

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 233-242

  Thom, Jasmine K ^a,b   Coutts, Andrew M ^a,b   Broadbent, Ashley M ^a,b   Tapper, Nigel J ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Mean radiant temperature; SOLWEIG; Street trees; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEAT ISLAND; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE; URBAN CLIMATE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETATION COVER;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84989201316     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.08.016     Document Type: Article

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