eg magazine sustainability, resource efficiency & climate change

http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/architecture/research/csud/

The time frame of this project is from 1950 to the present. The comparative framework includes the seminal work of German and Japanese urban climatologists, as well as the more recent climate policy initiatives of New York City and the City of Manchester. The focus is on the small-scale climatic impacts of a city’s physical form and functions. The design of buildings and spaces directly affects urban temperature, wind, rain and air quality - which in turn influence human comfort and health. These relations are systematically studied by urban climatologists, whose discipline has immediate relevance for urban design. Outcomes from this project include working papers which consider why urban climatology and planning have failed to establish a common agenda.