This paper discusses the main issues relating to urban layout and passive cooling. The paper is divided into three main parts. The ” rst part presents the main characteristics of urban climate, especially the temperature distribution in cities, and reports data from the Athens urban climate experiment. The second part investigates and presents the impact of the main parameters de” ning the urban layout to the local climate. In particular the impact of the street layout, albedo, green spaces and building materials are investigated and discussed. Finally, the third part of the report deals with speci” c energy studies relating the energy consumption of buildings for cooling purposes to the urban climate.
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