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Investigation of thermal benefits of rooftop garden in the tropical environment
Building and Environment · 2002 · Vol. 38(2) · pp. 261–270
Nyuk Hien Wong✉(National University of Singapore)Yu Chen(National University of Singapore)Chui Leng Ong(National Parks Board)Angelia Sia(National Parks Board)
Urban Heat Island MitigationUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityUrban Green Space and HealthJungleContext (archaeology)GeographyUrban heat islandEnvironmental scienceVegetation (pathology)Tropical climateArchitectural engineeringCivil engineeringEnvironmental resource management
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