Urban form and climate : a case of Ahmedabad city (Also available on CD)
Parmar, Yogeshkumar Manubhai
Urban form and climate : a case of Ahmedabad city (Also available on CD) - 2016 - xi,65p.,4sheets,CD-ROM
CONTENTS CHAPTER: 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background 2 1.1.1 Urban Form. 2 1.1.2 Hot and Dry Climate. 2 1.1.3 Relationship between Climate and Built form . 2 1.2 Effect of built form on people in hot dry climate . 3 CHAPTER: 2 Rationale for study. 4 2.1 Introduction . 5 2.3 Aim: . 5 2.4 Research Questions: 5 2.5 Need for Study 5 2.6 Objectives: . 6 2.7 Scope and Limitation 6 2.8 Methodology: 6 CHAPTER: 3 Literature Review 7 3.1 Objective of Literature review 8 3.2 Introduction . 8 3.3 Cities and Climate . 8 3.3.1 Health effect of heat stress 8 3.3.2 Temperature and all-cause mortality correlation 8 3.4 Urban Morphology 9 3.4.1 Compact Organization 10 3.4.2 Grid Organizations . 11 3.4.3 Breezy streets radiation 12 3.4.4 Green Edges 13 3.4.5 Overhead Shades 13 3.5 Parameters Identification (explain) . 14 3.5.1 The parameters important for the study are: . 14 3.5.2 These parameters should be checked in relation with important and relevant climatic components such as: 15 CHAPTER: 4 Site study . 16 4.1 Introduction . 17 4.2 site 1 Dhal ni Pol . 18 4.2.1 Introduction 18 4.2.2 Physical characteristic 18 4.2.3 Physical Parameters 19 4.2.4 Environmental Parameters 23 4.3 Site 2 Saket row houses . 27 4.3.1 Introduction 27 4.3.2 Physical Characteristics 27 4.3.3 Parameters . 27 4.3.2 Environmental Parameters 31 4.4 Comparison between Dhal ni pol and Saket row houses 35 4.4.1 Ratio and Street orientation 37 4.4.2 Vegetation . 37 4.4.3 Ground coverage. 37 4.5 Site 3 Pratiksha Apartment . 38 4.5.1 Introduction 38 4.5.2 Physical characteristic 38 4.5.3 Physical Parameters 38 4.5.4 Environmental Parameters 43 4.6 Site 4 Krishnanagar Housing Colony . 48 4.6.1 Introduction 48 4.6.2 Physical Characteristics 48 4.6.3 Physical Parameters 48 4.6.4 Environmental Parameters . 52 4.7 Comparison between Pratiksha Apartment and Krishnanagar Housing Colony 56 4.7.1 Ratio and Street orientation 58 4.7.2 Vegetation . 58 4.7.3 Ground coverage. 58 CHAPTER: 5 Conclusion . 59 CHAPTER: 6 Recommendation . 62 Objectives of recommendation 63 Recommendations . 63 References . 64
P TH-2024 / PAR
Urban form and climate : a case of Ahmedabad city (Also available on CD) - 2016 - xi,65p.,4sheets,CD-ROM
CONTENTS CHAPTER: 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background 2 1.1.1 Urban Form. 2 1.1.2 Hot and Dry Climate. 2 1.1.3 Relationship between Climate and Built form . 2 1.2 Effect of built form on people in hot dry climate . 3 CHAPTER: 2 Rationale for study. 4 2.1 Introduction . 5 2.3 Aim: . 5 2.4 Research Questions: 5 2.5 Need for Study 5 2.6 Objectives: . 6 2.7 Scope and Limitation 6 2.8 Methodology: 6 CHAPTER: 3 Literature Review 7 3.1 Objective of Literature review 8 3.2 Introduction . 8 3.3 Cities and Climate . 8 3.3.1 Health effect of heat stress 8 3.3.2 Temperature and all-cause mortality correlation 8 3.4 Urban Morphology 9 3.4.1 Compact Organization 10 3.4.2 Grid Organizations . 11 3.4.3 Breezy streets radiation 12 3.4.4 Green Edges 13 3.4.5 Overhead Shades 13 3.5 Parameters Identification (explain) . 14 3.5.1 The parameters important for the study are: . 14 3.5.2 These parameters should be checked in relation with important and relevant climatic components such as: 15 CHAPTER: 4 Site study . 16 4.1 Introduction . 17 4.2 site 1 Dhal ni Pol . 18 4.2.1 Introduction 18 4.2.2 Physical characteristic 18 4.2.3 Physical Parameters 19 4.2.4 Environmental Parameters 23 4.3 Site 2 Saket row houses . 27 4.3.1 Introduction 27 4.3.2 Physical Characteristics 27 4.3.3 Parameters . 27 4.3.2 Environmental Parameters 31 4.4 Comparison between Dhal ni pol and Saket row houses 35 4.4.1 Ratio and Street orientation 37 4.4.2 Vegetation . 37 4.4.3 Ground coverage. 37 4.5 Site 3 Pratiksha Apartment . 38 4.5.1 Introduction 38 4.5.2 Physical characteristic 38 4.5.3 Physical Parameters 38 4.5.4 Environmental Parameters 43 4.6 Site 4 Krishnanagar Housing Colony . 48 4.6.1 Introduction 48 4.6.2 Physical Characteristics 48 4.6.3 Physical Parameters 48 4.6.4 Environmental Parameters . 52 4.7 Comparison between Pratiksha Apartment and Krishnanagar Housing Colony 56 4.7.1 Ratio and Street orientation 58 4.7.2 Vegetation . 58 4.7.3 Ground coverage. 58 CHAPTER: 5 Conclusion . 59 CHAPTER: 6 Recommendation . 62 Objectives of recommendation 63 Recommendations . 63 References . 64
P TH-2024 / PAR