Guidelines for Housing and Human Settlement Planning and Design Criteria in Cold Climates


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Although special emphasis has been made on the description of the influence of the housing sector on the state of health of the Greenlandic population, there is a brief account of all the essential factors in Greenland's development.




Special Report


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Bare Poles


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Designing successfully for people in the world's coldest climates demands a broad understanding of site conditions and their unique social context. Until now such knowledge often lay unarticulated in the minds of a few experienced practitioners or in the disappearing traditions of aboriginal peoples.




Planning in Cold Climates


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Explores the development policies, strategies, concepts and trends that are intended to ameliorate the Canadian urban environments, particularly on problems arising during the lengthy harsh winter season. A critique of existing policies and developments reveals some errors which have been made in the past in Canadian towns and cities, from both social and physical viewpoints.




CPL Bibliography


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Proceedings of ISES World Congress 2007 (Vol.1-Vol.5)


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ISES Solar World Congress is the most important conference in the solar energy field around the world. The subject of ISES SWC 2007 is Solar Energy and Human Settlement, it is the first time that it is held in China. This proceedings consist of 600 papers and 30 invited papers, whose authors are top scientists and experts in the world. ISES SWC 2007 covers all aspects of renewable energy, including PV, collector, solar thermal electricity, wind, and biomass energy.