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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology Volume 22, 2015 - Issue 3
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Describing the spatial patterns of heat vulnerability from urban design perspectives

Saehoon KimDepartment of Landscape Architecture with Urban Design concentration, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-742, Republic of Korea;Interdisciplinary Program in Landscape Architecture, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-742, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Youngryel RyuInterdisciplinary Program in Landscape Architecture, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-742, Republic of Korea;Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-921, Republic of Korea;Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-921, Republic of Korea
Pages 189-200 | Published online: 04 Feb 2015

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