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• Designing the Urban Microclimate A framework for a design-decision support tool for the dissemination of knowledge on the urban microclimate to the urban design process

  Marjolein Pijpers-van Esch

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  This doctoral thesis presents research on the integration and transfer of knowledge from the specialized field of urban microclimatology into the generic field of urban design. Both fields are studied in order to identify crosslinks and reveal gaps. The main research question of the research is: How can the design of urban neighbourhoods contribute to microclimates that support physical well-being and what kind of information and form of presentation does the urban designer need in order...