TY - BOOK AU - Robinson,Darren ED - International Institute for Environment and Development. TI - Computer modelling for sustainable urban design: physical principles, methods, and applications SN - 9781844076796 (hbk.) : U1 - 307.1'216'0113 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Earthscan KW - City planning KW - Computer simulation KW - Sustainable design KW - Architecture and Planning KW - eflch N1 - Published in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - This is the first book to directly address the physics of urban sustainability and how urban sustainability may be modelled and optimised. Starting with an introduction to the importance and key aspects of the topic, it then moves on to a detailed consideration of the urban climate, pedestrian comfort and the metabolism of urban resources ER -