HUMAN BIOMETEOROLOGY - URBAN BIOCLIMATOLOGY IN DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES

A brief review of the literature on urban human bioclimatology in the tropics is undertaken. Attempts to chart human bioclimatic conditions on the regional/local scale have been made in several developing count ries. The effective temperature scheme (with all its limitations) is t he one that has been most frequently applied. The possibilities of app lication of bioclimatic models based on human heat balance for the tro pical urban environment are discussed.