A review of breathable residential areas in Xi'an of China. (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhen, Meng; Zhou, Dian; He, Yuanping; Yu, Chuck Wah; Liu, Ying; Dong, Qi
• Is Part Of: Architectural science review. Volume 62:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 58
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Haze pollution -- residential area -- wind environment -- unmanned aerial vehicle -- wind profile -- urban form -- coupling mechanism; Architecture -- Periodicals; Building -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Periodicals; 720.5
• DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2018.1505594
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-8628

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Northern cities in China are experiencing severe haze pollution. How to improve the urban ventilation capacity by improving the layout of urban space is a problem that China urgently needs to solve. The paper reviews the urban environmental problems, research methods of wind environment in residential areas, wind profile, coupling mechanism of spatial patterns of urban residential areas and wind environment, so to provide ideas for wind environment improvement in residential areas of Xi'an. At the same time, it provides research methods for the healthy development of cities in the same latitude region in the world.