Impact of street design on urban microclimate for semi arid climate (Constantine)

F. Bourbia and F. Boucheriba

Renewable Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 2, 343-347

Abstract: Urban Planning has an immense impact on local microclimate which in turn affects the comfort and space quality within a city. The urban open spaces play an important role in creating the urban climate. The urban streets vary in geometry as defined by height/width ratio, sky view factor (SVF) and the orientation that is defined by its long axis. This directly influences the absorption and emission of incoming solar and outgoing long wave radiation which has a significant impact on the temperature variations within the street as well as the surrounding environment (Urban Heat Island).

Keywords: Urban microclimate; Street design; Sky view factor (SVF) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.07.017

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