Bioclimatic Open Spaces
Authors Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................1 1. Thermal Comfort Models for Open Urban Spaces ............................................................................................................. 2 Dr Marialena Nikolopoulou, Spyros Lykoudis and Maria Kikira Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Department ofBuildings, Greece 2. Considerations of the Wind in Urban Spaces..................................................................................................................... 7 Niels-Ulrik Kofoed and Maria Gaardsted Esbensen Consulting Engineers Ltd., Denmark 3. Evaluation of Radiant Conditions in UrbanSpaces......................................................................................................... 12 Prof. Gianni Scudo, Dr Valentina Dessi and Prof. Alessandro Rogora B.E.S.T. Building Environmental Science and Technology Department, Milan Polytechnic, Italy 4. Urban Morphology ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Dr Koen A. Steemers, Marylis C. Ramosand Maro Sinou The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, UK 5. Thermal Comfort Mapping and Zoning ............................................................................................................................ 22 PD Dr Lutz Katzschner, Ulrike Bosch and Mathias Roettgen Faculty of Urban and Landscape Planning, Departmentof Climatology, University of Kassel, Germany 6. Visual Comfort in Urban Spaces ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Dr Raphaël Compagnon and Joëlle Goyette-Pernot Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale: Ecole dingénieurs et darchitectes de Fribourg, Switzerland 7. Sound Environment andAcoustic Comfort in Urban Spaces ........................................................................................ 32 Prof. Jian Kang, Wei Yang and Dr. Mei Zhang School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK 8. Design Principles and Applications................................................................................................................................... 37 Prof.Niobe Chrisomallidou, Prof. Max Chrisomallidis and Dr. Theodore Theodosiou Laboratory of Building Construction and Building Physics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 9. Social Considerations at the Design of Open Spaces..................................................................................................... 42 Kallisteni Avdelidi NationalCentre for Social Research, Greece 10. Evaluation of Tools ............................................................................................................................................................. 47 Dr Marialena Nikolopoulou with contribution from the authors of the respective chapters 11.Glossary................................................................................................................................................................................ 51
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