Ventilating Cities : Air-flow Criteria for Healthy and Comfortable Urban Living /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Series: | Springer Geography,
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Table of Contents:
- 1.Introduction.- Part I: Wind Environment and Urban Environment
- 2. Sea breeze blowing into urban area: mitigation of the urban heat island phenomenon.- 3. Thermal adaptation outdoors and the effect of wind on thermal comfort.- 4. Health Risk of Exposure to Vehicular Emissions in Wind Stagnant Street Canyons.- 5. Pollutant Transport in Dense Urban Areas.- Part II: Criteria for Assessing Breeze Environment
- 6. Legal regulations for urban ventilation.- 7. New Criteria for Assessing Local Wind Environment at Pedestrian Level and the Applications
- Index.