The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic cont

​​This book discusses urban microclimate and heat-related risks in urban areas, brought on by the combination of global climate change effects and local mod

Robert Brown helps us see that a "thermally comfortable microclimate" is the very foundation of well-designed and well-used outdoor places. Brown argues that as

Urban microclimates cannot be explained solely on the basis of scientific phenomena, but are also affected materially and spatially by the city’s local archit

The book comprehensively investigates the relationship between critical urban form and fabric parameters and urban microclimate in the high-rise urban environme