REDUCING THE EFFECT OF "HEAT ISLANDS" ON URBAN CLIMATE AND INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
As urban areas develop, changes occur in their landscape. Buildings, roads, and other infrastructure replace open land and vegetation. Surfaces that were once permeable and moist become impermeable and dry. These changes cause urban regions to become warmer than their rural surroundings, forming an...
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| Language: | English |
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AcademicPres
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Agricultura |
| Online Access: | http://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/9988 |