Design and Construction Experience in Cities in the Extreme North (Using Norilsk as an Example)

On the basis of generalizing the construction experience gained at Noril'sk and in accordance with the principles of architectural climatology, the authors have substantiated the requirements for the planning and construction of cities and villages of the municipal type for high latitudes. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nazarova,L. G., Poluektov,V. E.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
*BUILDINGS
*CONSTRUCTION
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*URBAN PLANNING
USSR
SCHOOLS
PROTECTION
TRANSLATIONS
FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES)
REMOTE AREAS
RESIDENTIAL SECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
PERMAFROST
SNOWDRIFTS
*Cold weather construction
*Environmental design
Industrial buildings
Residential buildings
*Architectural programming
Snowdrift protection
Arctic
Norilsk
Opyt
norilsk
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA002047
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA002047
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Summary:On the basis of generalizing the construction experience gained at Noril'sk and in accordance with the principles of architectural climatology, the authors have substantiated the requirements for the planning and construction of cities and villages of the municipal type for high latitudes. The authors suggest methods of protection against snow, and ways to ameliorate the microclimate in an inhabited territory. Special attention is directed to increasing the degree of comfort in the living accomodations and in creating the conditions for proper physical development and education of children of pre-school and school age. The book is oriented toward urban builders and architects. Draft trans. of mono. Opyt Proektirovaniya i Stroitelstva Gorodov Drainego Severa, Moscow, 1973 p1-176.

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