Future scenarios of thermal bioclimatic conditions in a humid tropical city under urban development

Urbanization modifies the heat balance in urban areas and has negative effects on landscape, aesthetics, energy efficiency, human health and the inhabitants’ quality of life. This work evaluated future scenarios of bioclimatic conditions for João Pessoa, a humid tropical city in Northeast Brazil. Th...

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Main Authors: Vicente de Paulo Rodrigues da Silva*, Joel Silva Santos, Eduardo Rodrigues Viana de Lima, Romildo Morant de Holanda, Enio Pereira de Sousa, Lincoln Eloi de Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2018-11-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2018000500306&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en