Sustainable neighborhoods. An energy analysis at urban scale on 5 different typical districts of Abu Dhabi Main Island. [PDF]
, 2015 By the passing of the years, the world population is concentrating in the cities converting natural areas into urbanized areas by modifying also the thermal properties of the area. The local climate is under continuous change while the cities evolve. And
Afshari, Afshin +3 more
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Further development and application of the 3D microclimate simulation ENVI-met
, 2012 This dissertation describes the technical further development of the microclimate simulation ENVI-met in the years from 2007 to 2010 and shows examples of how ENVI-met can help solve typical microclimatic questions within an urban environment.
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The integration of storm water flooding and thermal stress potential in Tainan (Taiwan) and Groningen (Netherlands) [PDF]
, 2016 Stormwater flooding and thermal stresses of citizens are two important phenomena for most of the dense urban area. Due to the climate change, these two phenomena will occur more frequently and cause serious problems.
Boogaard, Floris +5 more
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Integration of the WUDAPT, WRF, and ENVI-met models to simulate extreme daytime temperature mitigation strategies in San Jose, California [PDF]
, 2020 An obstacle to the modeling of strategies to mitigate extreme urban temperatures is frequently the lack of on-site meteorological data. The current study thus reports on a method that used the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to generate ...
Bornstein, Robert +9 more
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Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Abu Dhabi Neighborhoods: Lessons from the Past [PDF]
, 2015 In Abu Dhabi city, the residential sector consumes 30% of the total electricity and it is projected to grow by 70% during 2020 comparing to 2013. In addition, car dependency and low use of outdoors is a common characteristic of residential real estate ...
Bande, Lindita +1 more
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EnergiesGlobal warming and the urban heat island effect has aroused the attention of research on the outdoor thermal environment. As outdoor spaces often used by citizens, streets play an important role in improving the thermal environment.
Jindong Wu +5 more
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Αναβάθμιση με βιοκλιματικά κριτήρια περιβάλλοντος χώρου Δημοτικού Θεάτρου Πειραιά (έρευνα μέσω λογισμικού ENVI-MET) [PDF]
, 2016 Vlassopoulou, Efstathia +1 more
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Green infrastructure as an adaptation approach to tackling urban overheating in the Glasgow Clyde Valley Region, UK [PDF]
, 2015 Emmanuel, R., Loconsole, A.
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Ambiente ConstruídoA presente pesquisa visa a analisar o microclima em dois bairros com ocupação do solo diferenciada na cidade de São Paulo, as frações urbanas no Belém e no Jardim Paulista.
Flavia Cristina Osaku Minella +2 more
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Modelling and monitoring tools to evaluate the Urban Heat Island's contribution to the risk of indoor overheating [PDF]
, 2017 The growth of cit ies increases urban surface areas and anthropogenic heat generation, causing an Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. In the UK , UHI effects may cause positive (winter) and negative (summer) health , comfort and energy consumption ...
Davies, M +4 more
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