DOI: 10.19830/j.upi.2020.549
The Solar Envelope: A Review of Theory and Application

Liu Shuyu, Shen Xiaojie, Song Daifeng

Keywords: Sunlight Right; Solar Envelope; High-intensity Development; Insolation Interval; Urban Morphology

Abstract:

As a scientific tool to control the boundary of construction space, the solar envelope meeting specific boundary conditions can effectively coordinate the conflict of spatial demand between highintensity development and the maintenance of sunlight right. Via summarizing the evolution process of the concept and method of solar envelope in foreign countries, the essence of its connotation and the driving force of evolution are analyzed in this paper, and corresponding application experience and implementation approaches are induced. Findings show that with the updating of the conception, establishing a highly regional standard for safeguarding the sunlight right and using big data technology are becoming the mainstream trend; reasonable workflows and function distribution are necessary conditions for the integration of the new instrument and the existing planning system.

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