Climate and Urban Design - References

Useful references on climate and sustainable design

• Givoni, B., “Urban Design In Different Climates”, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 1989.
• Ballinger, Kay, Hora and Harris, “Energy-Efficient Site Planning Handbook”, The Housing Commission Of NSW, Sydney, 1982.
• King, Rudder, Prasad and Ballinger, “Site Planning In Australia”, AGPS, Canberra, 1996
• WMO, “Urban Climatology and its Applications With Special Regard To Tropical Areas”, Mexico, 1984. WMO No.652, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 1986.
• Landsberg, H.E., “The Urban Climate”, International Geophysics Series, Academic Press, New York, 1981.
• Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, “Cooling our Communities, A Guidebook on Tree Planting and Light-Colored Surfacing”, US EPA, Washington, 1992
• T.J. Chandler, “Urban Climatology and its Relevance to Urban Design”, WMO number 438, World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva, 1976