Tree shade coverage optimization in an urban residential environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 115, Issue , 2017, Pages 269-280

  Zhao, Qunshan ^a   Wentz, Elizabeth A ^a   Murray, Alan T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Location modeling; Solar insolation; Spatial optimization; Tree shade coverage

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSES; HOUSING; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING;

COVERAGE OPTIMIZATIONS; LOCATION MODELING; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOLAR INSOLATION; SPATIAL OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; TREE SHADES;

FORESTRY;

BUILDING; GIS; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TREE; URBAN AREA;

ARIZONA; TEMPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85012004900     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.01.036     Document Type: Article

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