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Urban Microclimate: Designing the Spaces Between Buildings [Repost]

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Urban Microclimate: Designing the Spaces Between Buildings [Repost]

Urban Microclimate: Designing the Spaces Between Buildings by Evyatar Erell
English | Nov. 26, 2010 | ISBN: 1844074676 | 289 Pages | PDF | 5 MB

The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic context. Climatically responsive urban design is vital to any notion of sustainability: it enables individual buildings to make use of renewable energy sources for passive heating and cooling, it enhances pedestrian comfort and activity in outdoor spaces, and it may even encourage city dwellers to moderate their dependence on private vehicles.