Abstract
Integrating climate-sensitive design with the local planning process is fundamental to managing the warming trend in the growing high-density tropical cities. However, the current planning regime is yet to address the challenges posed by local, regional and global warming. An in-depth understanding of the interaction between the physical form and the climatic context is beginning to emerge but, data needs and methods of analysis remain problematic at present to translate this into practical planning applications. In this paper, we showcase a simpler method of contextual analysis using the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) system and draw lessons for climate-sensitive planning in warm humid Colombo, Sri Lanka and other data-poor developing cities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 188-203 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Urban Climate |
| Volume | 23 |
| Early online date | 2 Dec 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- tropics
- local climate zone
- urban planning
- climate sensitive design
Documents and Links
- Perera, N.G.R. & Emmanuel, R (2016) A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka
This is the accepted author version of an article published by Elsevier in Urban Climate on 2-12-16. The final published version of the article is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2016.11.006 © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
