An Urban Approach To Climate Sensitive Design
Strategies for the Tropics
List Price: $67.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-33410-5
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date: 02/07/2005
- Pages: 208
- Trim Size: 246X189
- Illustrations: 77 line drawings and 26 tables
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About the Book
The need to respond to the rapidly changing city climate is particularly urgent in the tropics where the urban transition is currently at its peak. While the need is clearly felt by the tropical urban dwellers, texts that provide an overview of the problem and indicate possible design solutions are rare. This comprehensive reference will be welcomed by student and practising architects as well as other built envronment professionals engaged with the environmental effects of building in worldwide warm and humid climates.You may also be interested in:
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