Essays about: "Viktor Brandt Johnson"

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  1. 1. Mitigating Urban Heat Island effects in Beirut

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Viktor Wallström; Viktor Brandt Johnson; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban Heat Island; UHI; Beirut; Lebanon; Microclimate; Urban Design; ENVI-met; Planning; Architecture; Sustainability; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Urbanisation in Beirut has led to a situation where the city suffers from a severe lack of green public space—Lebanon’s capital have ended up with some of the least amount of public green space per capita in the world. The lack of green surfaces and vegetation in Beirut contributes to the city’s Urban Heat Island (UHI)—a phenomenon where an urban or metropolitan area traps waste heat and end up significantly warmer than the surrounding area. READ MORE