Application of 3-D Urbanization Index to Assess Impact of Urbanization on Air Temperature

The lack of appropriate methodologies and indicators to quantify three-dimensional (3-D) building constructions poses challenges to authorities and urban planners when formulating polices to reduce health risks due to heat stress. This study evaluated the applicability of an innovative three-dimensi...

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Autores principales: Wu, Chih-Da, Lung, Shih-Chun Candice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4832140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27079537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep24351