Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition

This study evaluates the effectiveness of plants for outdoor ambient air and outdoor thermal improvement based on volume size. The growing conceptualization of green space is partly as a function that contributing towards a better environmental quality and maintenance of ecological system in urban a...

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Main Author:	Omar, Siti Rahmah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences SB Plant culture
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10635/6/SitiRahmahOmarMFKA2010.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.106352017-09-28T03:13:10Z Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition 2010-04 Omar, Siti Rahmah GE Environmental Sciences SB Plant culture This study evaluates the effectiveness of plants for outdoor ambient air and outdoor thermal improvement based on volume size. The growing conceptualization of green space is partly as a function that contributing towards a better environmental quality and maintenance of ecological system in urban area in giving evidence to sustainable urban living. However, the general requirement for plantings in designated urban green spaces is 4% from the whole development without reckoning the height or volume of the plants which should be considered in providing outdoor thermal comfort and clean air. Focusing on ambient air quality, this study quantify amount of carbon dioxide, oxygen, temperature and relative humidity influence by plants volume based on field data. Result shows that there is influence of plants volume in green space to the pattern of air chemical composition in an outdoor space. The study also concluded that the design and planning of green space should give more consideration on both the plants volume and area size especially in a tropical country like Malaysia, in order to enhance air quality and thermal comfort. 2010-04 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10635/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10635/6/SitiRahmahOmarMFKA2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language	English
topic	GE Environmental Sciences SB Plant culture
spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences SB Plant culture Omar, Siti Rahmah Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
description	This study evaluates the effectiveness of plants for outdoor ambient air and outdoor thermal improvement based on volume size. The growing conceptualization of green space is partly as a function that contributing towards a better environmental quality and maintenance of ecological system in urban area in giving evidence to sustainable urban living. However, the general requirement for plantings in designated urban green spaces is 4% from the whole development without reckoning the height or volume of the plants which should be considered in providing outdoor thermal comfort and clean air. Focusing on ambient air quality, this study quantify amount of carbon dioxide, oxygen, temperature and relative humidity influence by plants volume based on field data. Result shows that there is influence of plants volume in green space to the pattern of air chemical composition in an outdoor space. The study also concluded that the design and planning of green space should give more consideration on both the plants volume and area size especially in a tropical country like Malaysia, in order to enhance air quality and thermal comfort.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Omar, Siti Rahmah
author_facet	Omar, Siti Rahmah
author_sort	Omar, Siti Rahmah
title	Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
title_short	Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
title_full	Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
title_fullStr	Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
title_full_unstemmed	Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
title_sort	plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2010
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10635/6/SitiRahmahOmarMFKA2010.pdf
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Plants volume as a factor affecting outdoor ambient air and thermal condition

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