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A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Perera, NGR
dc.contributor.author Emmanuel, R
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-04T09:27:57Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-04T09:27:57Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Perera, N. G. R., & Emmanuel, R. (2018). A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Urban Climate, 23, 188–203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2016.11.006 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2212-0955 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20857
dc.description.abstract Integrating climate-sensitive design with the local planning process is fundamental to managing the warming trend in the growing high-density tropical cities. However, the current planning regime is yet to address the challenges posed by local, regional and global warming. An in-depth understanding of the interaction between the physical form and the climatic context is beginning to emerge but, data needs and methods of analysis remain problematic at present to translate this into practical planning applications. In this paper, we showcase a simpler method of contextual analysis using the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) system and draw lessons for climate-sensitive planning in warm humid Colombo, Sri Lanka and other data-poor developing cities. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.subject Warm humid tropics en_US
dc.subject Local climate zone en_US
dc.subject Urban planning en_US
dc.subject Climate sensitive design en_US
dc.title A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.year 2018 en_US
dc.identifier.journal Urban Climate en_US
dc.identifier.volume 23 en_US
dc.identifier.database ScienceDirect en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos 188-203 en_US
dc.identifier.doi doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2016.11.006 en_US


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