Urban Microclimate – Designing the Spaces Between Buildings

Urban Microclimate explores how 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 context. This new book advises that climatically responsive urban design is vital to any notion of sustainability as it enables individual buildings to make use of renewable energy sources for passive heating and cooling, enhances pedestrian comfort and activity in outdoor spaces, and may even encourage city dwellers to moderate their dependence on private vehicles.