A Formalism Knowledge and Research Framework for the Field of Microclimate and Urban Form Studies

Abstract:

There is a close connection between urban forms and microclimates. Shaping an urban form with good climate performance is meaningful for sustainable development. However, there is a professional gap between the field of microclimate and urban form studies and the urban form design practice, which impedes the transformation of research achievements from the former to the latter and has an impact on the orientation of the research issues. This paper adopts a perspective of design-oriented formalism to construct a knowledge and research framework for the field. On the one hand, it presents the researches and knowledge in this field in a form that is easy to be understood by designers; on the other hand, it intends to reveal the design-oriented research path and issues.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 616-618)
• Pages: 1478-1483
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.616-618.1478
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: You Pei Hu
• Keywords: Building Type, Microclimate, Morphological Indicators, Morphological Parameters, Sustainable Development, Urban Forms

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