Microclimate and urban form in Dubai

PLEA 2008 - Towards Zero Energy Building: 25th PLEA International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Thapar, Harsh ^a   Yannas, Simos ^a  

^a Architectural Association AA School of Architecture   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built form; Hot climate; Urban microclimate; Water and vegetation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES;

BUILT FORM; HOT-CLIMATE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN FORM; URBAN MICROCLIMATE;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85067725418     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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