Designing for thermal comfort and air ventilation in high denisty city conditions- air ventilation assessment system(AVAS)
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HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.48, 2007, pp. 24-31
Abstract
More than 20 cities in the world are "mega"-they have more than 10 million inhabitants. High density city design is a topical issue. There is a need to deal with the scarcity of land, the need to design for a viable public transport system, and the need to re-build the community of our inner cities. High density living is increasingly an issue that planners have to confront with Hong Kong is a high density city with a population of about 7 million living in a piece of land of 1,100 square kilometres. According to Hong Kong Year Book 2004, the urban density in the most densely populated Kwun Tong District Council district could be as high as 50,910 persons per square kilometre.
(2) Study Objective
(3) Study Methodology and main tasks
(4) Reviews
(5) Review of existing conditions
(6) Criteria -wind for comfort
(7) Air ventilation assessment (AVA)
(8) Implementation
(9) Qualitative urban design guidleines
(10) Conclusion
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Article
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2007
Language
en