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In a review of Helmut Landsberg’s book The Urban Climate (L1981-d), I referred to him as ‘urban climatology’s most respected doyen’. The subject was enormously enhanced by him having lent his name and interest. During the thirty years of his most direct influence, he helped bring the field from a largely descriptive status to one with a much fuller physical understanding. But more than that he kept a much needed balance between research ideals and practical relevance through his gentle urgings and reminders.
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Oke, T.R. (1991). Climate of Cities. In: Baer, F., Canfield, N.L., Mitchell, J.M. (eds) Climate in Human Perspective. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3320-3_6
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