TY - JOUR

T1 - Microclimates. Can Architects Change the Weather?

A1 - Sattrup,Peter Andreas

AU - Sattrup,Peter Andreas

PY - 2009///

Y1 - 2009///

N2 - By the year 2100 the world will be at least 2 degrees warmer than today. Add to this the "urban heat island effect" with city centres being several degrees hotter than their rural hinterlands, and it becomes evident that city planning has to devise new methods to cope with overheating. A new approach is called for - one that not only considers the thermal conditions inside the buildings, but also the urban climate as a whole.

AB - By the year 2100 the world will be at least 2 degrees warmer than today. Add to this the "urban heat island effect" with city centres being several degrees hotter than their rural hinterlands, and it becomes evident that city planning has to devise new methods to cope with overheating. A new approach is called for - one that not only considers the thermal conditions inside the buildings, but also the urban climate as a whole.

KW - urban climate

KW - urban heat island

KW - climate based design

KW - energy tools

KW - change

JO - Daylight & Architecture

JF - Daylight & Architecture

SN - 1901-0982

IS - 12

SP - 83

EP - 88

ER -