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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
 



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