Urban Microclimate in the Desert: Planning for Outdoor Comfort under Arid Conditions

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Abstract

The attractiveness of a city is a matter of human perceptions, and the desert city has historically faced an image problem. The very word desert conjures up images of an inhospitable wilderness — hot, dry and dusty. By extension, the physical barrenness of the desert is often applied to urban culture, as a scarcity of life is translated to mean a scarcity of everything from grassy parks to good jobs
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesert Regions
Subtitle of host publicationPopulation, Migration and Environment
EditorsBoris A. Portnov, A. Paul Hare
PublisherSpringer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages279-289
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9783642601712
ISBN (Print)9783642642883
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Thermal Comfort
  • Street Canyon
  • Arid Zone
  • Urban Canopy
  • Energy Balance Model

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