Sustainable urban development: design guidelines for warm humid cities

Variations in climate affect living conditions, the quality of urban areas and comfort in indoor and outdoor spaces. These in turn, are related to energy demand in buildings, the role and use of vegetation as well as requirements for urban infrastructure. However, urban design often ignores local re...

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Published in:Urban design international (London, England) England), 1998-12, Vol.3 (4), p.165-184
Main Authors: de Schiller, Silvia, Martin Evans, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Architecture and Design
Cities
Climate change
Comfort
Countries
Design
Energy demand
Global trends
Globalization
Guidelines
Humid climates
Infrastructure
Living conditions
Original Article
Regions
Social development
Sustainable development
Urban areas
Urban development
Urban planning
Urban studies
Urbanism
Vegetation
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Summary:Variations in climate affect living conditions, the quality of urban areas and comfort in indoor and outdoor spaces. These in turn, are related to energy demand in buildings, the role and use of vegetation as well as requirements for urban infrastructure. However, urban design often ignores local requirements as a result of global trends and international influences. This paper presents a case study of urban design guidelines for warm humid climates, based on the analysis of climatic variables and comfort requirements. Warm humid climates require new urban design approaches in the present situation of rapid economic and social development in the context of increasing globalization. The potential and intensity of outdoor space use can be increased through appropriate urban design, while unsuitable solutions have a long term negative impact. The design guidelines presented stress the link between problem definition, objectives and proposed design solutions to make the reasons for design recommendations explicit.
ISSN:1357-5317
1468-4519
DOI:10.1057/udi.1998.23