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A brief introduction to environmental aerodynamics, as part of wind engineering is provided. Of particular interest are the areas of pedestrian level winds and exhaust dispersion around buildings, which are introduced and discussed in the context of urban environment aerodynamics.
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Stathopoulos, T. (2011). Introduction to Environmental Aerodynamics. In: Baniotopoulos, C.C., Borri, C., Stathopoulos, T. (eds) Environmental Wind Engineering and Design of Wind Energy Structures. CISM Courses and Lectures, vol 531. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0953-3_1
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