UR3596-DRP000728

Faculty: Lilly rose A

Investigation of Urban morphology, building regulations and outdoor thermal comfort in the tropics.(City:Mumbai)

Development Control Regulations (DCR) govern the urban form in cities. Urban built form contributes towards warming up of urban areas and alters the thermal conditions of outdoor spaces in cities. Urban morphology plays a significant role in modifying the environmental parameters such as air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, surface temperatures etc.