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Urban Studies of Man-made Climates

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City, Climate, and Architecture
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© 2022 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

© 2022 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Table of Contents 5
  3. Preface 7
  4. I European Developments before 1945: The Field of Knowlegde
  5. Urban Studies of Man-made Climates 9
  6. 1 Thermal Geographies of the European City 17
  7. 2 Man-made Climate by Design 43
  8. 3 Democratizing Urban Nature 75
  9. II Global Adaptations after 1945: Three Design Metaphors
  10. Design Metaphors of Man-made Climates 113
  11. 4 Thermal Heritage 121
  12. 5 Microclimatic Islands 155
  13. 6 Energy-Synergy 179
  14. III Epilogue
  15. 7 Singapore as a Model? 211
  16. Appendices
  17. Endnotes 227
  18. References 256
  19. Indexes 265
  20. About the Author 272
  21. Acknowledgments 273
  22. Illustration Credits 274
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035624168-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Table of Contents 5
  3. Preface 7
  4. I European Developments before 1945: The Field of Knowlegde
  5. Urban Studies of Man-made Climates 9
  6. 1 Thermal Geographies of the European City 17
  7. 2 Man-made Climate by Design 43
  8. 3 Democratizing Urban Nature 75
  9. II Global Adaptations after 1945: Three Design Metaphors
  10. Design Metaphors of Man-made Climates 113
  11. 4 Thermal Heritage 121
  12. 5 Microclimatic Islands 155
  13. 6 Energy-Synergy 179
  14. III Epilogue
  15. 7 Singapore as a Model? 211
  16. Appendices
  17. Endnotes 227
  18. References 256
  19. Indexes 265
  20. About the Author 272
  21. Acknowledgments 273
  22. Illustration Credits 274
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