Designing With Climate: Using Parking Lots to Mitigate Urban Climate

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Amanda M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBork, Dean R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Benjamin C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKane, Brian C.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:48:12Zen
dc.date.adate2005-01-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:48:12Zen
dc.date.issued2004-04-08en
dc.date.rdate2005-01-17en
dc.date.sdate2004-11-21en
dc.description.abstractUrban areas are known to have different climatic conditions than their rural counterparts including higher temperatures, greater wind speeds, and increased precipitation otherwise known as urban heat islands, urban wind, and urban precipitation. These phenomena are all caused by the design and form of the city. Large amounts of impervious surface area, obtrusive buildings, and a lack of vegetation in the urban landscape all contribute to these problems. Landscape architects have the potential to mitigate urban heat islands, urban wind, and urban precipitation by understanding what causes these phenomena and knowing a few key principles by which to mitigate them. Parking lots can cover up to half of the land area in cities and offer a great opportunity to correct urban climate problems. This thesis looks at current United States parking lot ordinances to determine if and how well principles of designing with climate have been incorporated. Guidelines are then given to help in the construction of a parking lot ordinance that aims to ameliorate the city's mesoclimate. A design is then created that shows how these parking lot guidelines could be incorporated into a functional, aesthetically pleasing parking lot.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11212004-190947en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11212004-190947/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35785en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartAHarrisThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectUrban Treesen
dc.subjectParking Lotsen
dc.subjectUrban Climateen
dc.subjectGreen Lotsen
dc.titleDesigning With Climate: Using Parking Lots to Mitigate Urban Climateen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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