The use of vertical greening in urban rehabilitation to improve sustainability of the environment in Taiwan

International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-16

  Peng, Kuang Hui ^a   Kuo, Yao Chi ^a   Lin, Hsin Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Green building; Sustainable environment; Urban heat island; Urban rehabilitation; Vertical greening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994092338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21873666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14246/irspsd.3.1_5     Document Type: Article

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