dc.Location	2007 HC 79 T44
dc.Supervisor	Dr Gisela Loehlein & Professor Bassam Abu-Hijleh
dc.contributor.author	Tehrani, AmirHassan Majidi
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-21T12:16:42Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-21T12:16:42Z
dc.date.issued	2007-11
dc.description	DISSERTATION WITH DISTINCTION
dc.description.abstract	Some Middle Eastern countries are located in the hot climate zone and are rich in natural resources particularly oil and gas. In recent years, due to the high income from oil, they have started to develop the urban fabric rapidly and in an unsustainable way and as a result a large amount of natural resources have been consumed. Sustainability can restore the balance in using energy and resources and in providing sustainable urban development. Passive cooling strategies are the first approach towards establishing a sustainable built environment in the Middle East. There are several passive solutions in this region which were introduced hundreds of years ago such as the Badgir (wind tower) and a number of studies have been conducted in order to investigate the performance and possibilities of using these solutions in the current built environment. The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of shading as a selected passive solution as the first phase of sustainable design. The cities of Yazd (Iran) and Bastakya (Dubai-UAE) are introduced as case studies in order to assess the impacts of shading from thermal, visual and psychological aspects on human comfort in the local traditional built environment. The methodology combines simulation, site visits, field measurements and relevant research to analyze thoroughly the effects of shading on the urban fabric and individual building. The results reveal the advantages of the compact urban fabric and courtyard housing in providing shading to improve human comfort in the traditional built environments in Yazd and Bastakya. The shading disadvantages are also discussed. The conclusion provides a summary of the findings and the outlook presents the results in order to integrate shading as the primary passive solution in future development in both locations or anywhere with similar climatic and cultural patterns.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	20050033
dc.identifier.uri	http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/140
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	The British University in Dubai (BUiD)	en_US
dc.subject	passive strategy	en_US
dc.subject	shading	en_US
dc.subject	hot climate	en_US
dc.subject	sustainable built environment	en_US
dc.subject	Middle East	en_US
dc.subject	sustainable design	en_US
dc.subject	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	en_US
dc.subject	Dubai	en_US
dc.subject	traditional built environment	en_US
dc.title	The Role of Shading as a Passive Strategy in Traditional Built Environment in Hot Climate	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US

The Role of Shading as a Passive Strategy in Traditional Built Environment in Hot Climate

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