The potential optimum cooling effect of vegetation with ground surface physical properties modification in mitigating the urban heat island effect in Malaysia

Shahidan, Mohd 2011. The potential optimum cooling effect of vegetation with ground surface physical properties modification in mitigating the urban heat island effect in Malaysia. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The heat in tropical urban environments has long been a concern for planners of new towns and modern areas in older towns; both from the perspective of comfort and in consideration of the energy usage involved in cooling buildings. Thus, this thesis focuses on the optimum cooling effect in combination of vegetation with ground surface albedo modification at street level in mitigating urban heat island (UHI) in Persiaran Perdana, Putrajaya, and the consequent benefits towards outdoor human thermal comfort and building energy performances.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Architecture
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cooling vegetation ; Urban heat island ; Malaysia
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/11058

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