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1999 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Urban Microclimate in the Desert: Planning for Outdoor Comfort under Arid Conditions

Authors : David Pearlmutter, Pedro Berliner

Published in: Desert Regions

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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The attractiveness of a city is a matter of human perceptions, and the desert city has historically faced an image problem. The very word desert conjures up images of an inhospitable wilderness — hot, dry and dusty. By extension, the physical barrenness of the desert is often applied to urban culture, as a scarcity of life is translated to mean a scarcity of everything from grassy parks to good jobs.

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Title
Urban Microclimate in the Desert: Planning for Outdoor Comfort under Arid Conditions
Authors
David Pearlmutter
Pedro Berliner
Copyright Year
1999
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Desert Regions

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-64288-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-60171-2

Copyright Year: 1999

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60171-2_16