Abstract
It has been known for centuries that the physical design of a city affects climatic variables - temperature, wind patterns, humidity, precipitation, air quality - which in turn have direct consequences for liveability. This paper considers how the climatic aspects of urban form can enhance or reduce the quality of urban life, drawing valuable lessons from the experience of a city, Stuttgart, that deliberately studied the behaviour of its local weather systems and learned how to manage them through physical planning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Liveable Cities: Urbanising World |
| Subtitle of host publication | ISOCARP Review 07 |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 132-150 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-415-50956-5 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |