Urban Microclimate: Designing the Spaces Between Buildings

Preface Introduction 1. Scales of Climatic Study 2. The Urban Energy Balance 3. The Urban Heat Island 4. Urban Airflow 5. The Energy Balance of a Human Being in an Urban Space 6. Thermal Preferences 7. Application of Climatology in Urban Planning and Design 8. Microclimate Design Strategies in Urban Space 9. Vegetation 10. Linear Space 11. Modelling the Urban Microclimate Case Study 1: Neve Zin Case Study 2: Clarke Quay Glossary