Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment
    

Session 2

 

Human Dimensions, Urban Climate, Planning, and Biometeorology II

 Cochairs: Jay Golden, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; Anthony James Brazel, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
 Paper 2.1 moved. New paper 1.8  
3:45 PM2.2Beyond the Standards: Designer air quality in 2050  
Farhan Akhtar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and M. E. Chang and A. G. Russell
4:00 PM2.3Urban climate and building design strategies for indoor comfort  
Suryadevara Sachi Devi, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India; and A. V. Ramani
2.4Suburbanization, Land Use Policy, and Heat Islands: A Case Study of the NY-NJ-CT Metropolitan Region  
Jennifer Cox, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
2.5Regional Climate Change Induced by Land-Use Change and Implications for Air Quality in the Pearl River Delta, China  
Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; and F. Chen, C. Wiedinmyer, A. Guenther, M. Tewari, and Z. Chai
4:15 PM2.5ALarge trees as a barrier between solar radiation and sealed surfaces: their capacity to ameliorate urban heat if planted strategically to shade pavement  extended abstract
Anita Walz, Marshall University, Huntington, WV; and W. H. Hwang
4:30 PM2.6Land use and Urban Heat Island Effect on Surface Air Temperature Change in Northeast China  
Qingxiang Li Sr., China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China; and P. Si
4:45 PM2.7Urban design and thermal comfort: assessment of open spaces in Barra Funda, a brownfield site in São Paulo, by means of site measurements and predictive simulations  extended abstract
Denise Duarte, USP - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; and J. Gonçalves and L. Monteiro

Monday, 10 September 2007: 3:45 PM-5:00 PM, Boardroom

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