Introduction   /   Objectives   /   Process   /   Outcomes


Outcomes

Introduction   /   Patterns of Growth   /   Physical Planning Standards   /   Land Management and Urban Governance   /   Climate Responsive Urban Design   /   Policies and Programmes


Climate responsive urban design is considered a major tool to address the local, social and climatic conditions without depleting the available resources of land, water and energy. Climate responsive design caters to a comprehensive sustainable urban design strategy. Applied to the local context, the research integrates recommendations towards climate responsive urban design in Oman.

Further in-depth scientific research:

Hernandez, Carolina : "Climate-sensitive outdoor space design in hot and arid zones - Responding to human outdoor comfort conditions in Muscat, Oman.", Master thesis Urban Management Studies Programme TU Berlin / GUtech 2013.