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1. Climate as a Public Interest in Planning and Zoning

2. Characteristics and Forms of the Urban Climate

3. Energy-Conscious Planning and Zoning

4. Methods of Information Acquisition for Planning

4.1 Measurements

4.1.1 Stationary Measurements

4.1.2 Mobile Measurements

4.1.3 Tracer Experiments

4.1.4 Vertical Soundings

4.2 The Wind Tunnel as a Tool for Planning

4.2.1 Overview<

4.2.2 The Wind Tunnel as Study Method

4.2.2.1 Visualizing Air Flows with Smoke

4.2.2.2 Visualizing the Dispersal of Pollutants with Smoke

4.2.2.3 Wind Velocity Measurements through Sand Erosion

4.2.2.4 Quantitative Survey of Airflow via Hot-Wire Anemometer

4.2.2.5 Measurement of Concentration Distribution in Dispersal Experiments

4.2.3 Example Use – Wind Comfort Scenario

4.2.3.1 Problem Definition

4.2.3.2 Methods

4.2.3.3 Planning-Relevant Results

4.2.4 Example Use – Small-Scale Dispersal (Tunnel Ventilation) Scenario

4.2.4.1 Problem Definition

4.2.4.2 Methods

4.2.4.3 Relevant Results for Planning

4.2.5 Example Use – Ventilation Scenario(Expansion of an Earth Dump)

4.2.5.1 Problem Definition

4.2.5.2 Methods

4.2.5.3 Relevant Results for Planning

4.2.6 Locations of Wind Tunnels

4.3 Numerical Modeling as Planning Aid

4.3.1 The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) as Aid for Climatic Questions in Planning

4.3.2 The Wind Field Model DIWIMO

4.3.3 The Cold-Air Flow Model KALM

4.3.4 The Micro-Scale Model MISKAM

4.3.5 The Model STREET for Estimating Traffic-Produced Pollution

4.3.6 The Model MLuS-92 for Calculating Pollutant Dispersal on Roads Without Dense Peripheral Development

4.3.7 The Model PROKAS for Calculating Air Pollution on Roads

5. Climatic and Air Hygiene Maps as Aids for Planning and Zoning

6. Recommendations for Planning