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Designing out the urban heat island effect [PDF]
, 2012 As the global population reaches an all time high and shows no sign of slowing, and the urban population outnumbers the rural population for the first time in human history, the social, economic and environmental issues faced by those living in urban ...
Grierson, David, Munro, Karen Elizabeth
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Ecological IndicatorsThe Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a major environmental challenge in global urbanization. As urbanization progresses, the UHI effect in individual cities has expanded regionally, forming Regional Heat Islands (RHI). However, strategies for mitigating
Qunyue Liu +10 more
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Effect of Sampietrini Pavers on Urban Heat Islands [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Cool pavements are reflective and/or permeable pavements that improve microclimate of urban areas where heat islands cause discomfort to citizens. Stone pavements lower surface temperatures and reduce the amount of heat absorbed. This study assessed, using ENVI-met 4.3 LITE software, how air temperature and predicted mean vote depend on physical ...
Moretti L. +6 more
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The footprint of urban heat island effect in China. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2015 AbstractUrban heat island (UHI) is one major anthropogenic modification to the Earth system that transcends its physical boundary. Using MODIS data from 2003 to 2012, we showed that the UHI effect decayed exponentially toward rural areas for majority of the 32 Chinese cities.
Zhou D, Zhao S, Zhang L, Sun G, Liu Y.
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COUPLING ANALYSIS OF HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS, VEGETATION COVERAGE AND URBAN FLOOD IN WUHAN [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018 In this paper, satellite image, remote sensing technique and geographic information system technique are main technical bases. Spectral and other factors comprehensive analysis and visual interpretation are main methods.
Y. Liu, Q. Liu, W. Fan, G. Wang
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Urban heat islands and their effects on thermal comfort in the US: New York and New Jersey
Ecological Indicators, 2023 In recent decades, urbanization and the dramatic increase in urban populations have exacerbated the urban heat island effect. At present, much attention has been paid to the causes and patterns of the urban heat island effect.
Zhengtong Yin +4 more
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Atmospheric impacts on daytime urban heat island [PDF]
, 2018 Daytime urban heat island effects can be weak compared to night time and even reversed (as in the case of cool islands, where urban locations display lower temperatures than at a rural site), mostly due to shading effects from buildings, vegetation, and ...
Drach, Patricia +2 more
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Optimizing the spatial pattern of the cold island to mitigate the urban heat island effect
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Numerous studies on reducing the urban heat island effect have concentrated on isolated cold islands, analyzing their cooling impact in terms of size and shape. From an international perspective, studies have shown that enhancing the connectivity of cold
Jiang Qiu, Xiaoyu Li, Wenqi Qian
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SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF URBAN GROWTH ON URBAN HEAT ISLAND: CASE OF KONYA, TURKIYE [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2023 The increase in impermeable surfaces within the urban areas contributes to local and regional-scale climate changes. This phenomenon, called "Urban Heat Island," is observed as the temperature in urban areas is higher than rural areas and natural ...
H. B. Akdeniz
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Spatio-temporal pattern of heat island in Shenzhen and its influencing factors [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesIn recent years, with the rapid expansion of global urbanization, large-scale human activities have changed the surface characteristics, which has significantly enhanced the urban heat island effect. Heat islands may lead to heatstroke, increasing health
Hu Zhangyan
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