Thesis document - Jana Milosovicova - Urban Design English

List of figuresCover frontLeftRight aboveRight belowSchematic diagram comparing the basic energy and water cycle characteristics of the natural environment(above) and an urban environment (middle). Image below suggests urban design implications according tothe findings in the literature review. (Graphic by Author)Wind-permeable building block in Berlin. (Flickr: Diogo CG. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11069904@N04/2129644980/sizes/o/. Accessed 7.9.2009)Castello, Berlin (Photograph by Author)Cover backDiagram of energy flows, water and wind in an idealized urban environment. (Graphic by Author)Figures in textFig. 1Fig. 2Fig. 3The cool moderate (temperate) climate zone ... . (http://www.diercke.de/bilder/omeda/800/12492E.jpg; www.diercke.de © Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Westermann, Braunschweig 2011, Accessed16.11.2010)Deforestation ... . (© GIZ / Lisa Feldmann, http://www.gtz.de/de/dateien/22748.htm, Accessed05.07.2011)... urbanization ... . (Photograph by Author)Fig. 4 “Natural” landscape ... . (Schmidt 2008)Fig. 5Urban “landscape” ... . (Photograph by Author)Fig. 6 Urban heat island profile. (Kravčík et al. 2007, p. 28)Fig. 7 Causes for UHI. (Emmanuel 2005, p. 25)Fig. 8 Values of solar radiation ... . (Kravčík et al. 2007, p. 24)Fig. 9 Global radiation balance in rural areas. (Schmidt 2010, p. 100)Fig. 10 Global radiation balance in urban areas. (Schmidt 2010, p. 101)Fig. 11Fig. 12Fig. 13Photographs of thin vegetation in the visible spectrum and in the infrared spectrum. ... . (Kravčík et al.2007, p. 27)A tree with 10 m diameter ... . (Graphic by Author)Albedo of various materials in urban environment. (http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/urban/urban_heat_island.html.Accessed 24.8.09)Fig. 14 Photograph of the square and adjacent park in Třeboň, Czech Republic ... . (Kravčík et al. 2007, p. 33)Fig. 15 Aerial view of an industrial site in Berlin. (maps.google.com. Accessed 15.10.2010)Fig. 16Bioclimatic categorization of the same area as a “burden” area. (Environmental Atlas Berlin. Accessed15.10.2010)Fig. 17 The small and large water cycle. (Kravčík et al. 2007, p. 20)Fig. 18Extensive soil sealing in urbanized areas. (Photograph by Author)Fig. 19 The impact of the transformation of land ... . (Kravčík et al. 2007, p. 58)Fig. 20 Changes in hydrologic flows in urbanized catchments ... . (Göbel et al. 2004)Fig. 21 Global radiation balance on a green roof ... . (Schmidt 2010, p. 101)Fig. 22 The correlation of the UHI intensity and population size ... . (Matzarakis 2001, p. 55)Fig. 23 Canyon geometry and SVF. (Emmanuel 2005, p. 23)Fig. 24 Schematic distribution of the impinging solar radiation ... . (Givoni 1998, p. 248)List of figures71