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Sky view factor calculations and its application in urban heat island studies

Urban Climate, 2019
The sky view factor (SVF) is essential to describe the urban climatology at scales below 100m. This proxy for net radiation depends on the height of the obstacles in its surroundings.
M. Dirksen, R. Ronda, N. Theeuwes, G. Pagani   +3 more
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Book Reviews 18(1)

Island Studies Journal, 2022
Book reviews, Island Studies Journal 18(1)
Island Studies Journal
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If Islands Did Not Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent Them: Grappling With Divergent Ascriptions of Islandness in Island Studies

Island Studies Journal
Island studies has had much to say about why understanding perceptions of islandness matters for understanding the world, and it has often questioned what islandness is.
Adam Grydehøj, Ping Su, Ulunnguaq Markussen, Asinate Mausio   +3 more
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Analyzing the diurnal variations of land surface temperatures for surface urban heat island studies: Is time of observation of remote sensing data important?

Sustainable cities and society, 2018
Land surface temperature (LST) images show the nonexistence of surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect over Jaipur and Ahmedabad cities during the daytime, whereas a clear picture of SUHI effect during nighttime.
Aneesh Mathew, S. Khandelwal, N. Kaul, Shivam Chauhan   +3 more
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Island Studies Journal 3(1), Book Reviews

Island Studies Journal, 2008
_Island Studies Journal_ 3(1), Book ...
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To study island China

Island Studies Journal
As greater attention has been paid to island research in China, interactions between Chinese and international island scholars have increased. However, research has tended to take an ‘islands of China’ approach, which perceives China as a continental country surrounded by a large number of islands.
Zuan Ou, Shuangjuan Zhan, Ping Su, Adam Grydehøj   +3 more
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Island Studies Journal 13(1), Book Reviews

Island Studies Journal, 2018
Island Studies Journal 13(1), Book reviews.
Island Studies Journal
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Island studies as a decolonial project (Guest Editorial Introduction)

Island Studies Journal, 2016
The phenomenon of colonialism influenced the cultures, economies, and politics of the majority of the world’s population. The subsequent decolonization process has likewise had profound affects on colonized societies.

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Literary and cultural (re)productions of a utopian island: Performative geographies of colonial Shamian, Guangzhou in the latter half of the 19th century

Island Studies Journal, 2022
In the second half of the 19th century, Shamian was established and developed as a colonial island enclave in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. Simultaneously, literary and cultural imaginations, depictions, and narrations of the place produced a discourse ...
Ting-Ju Lin, Ping Su
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Geographic differences in the magnitude of black‐white disparities in having obesity

Obesity Science & Practice, 2023
Background Obesity disparities in the United States are well documented, but the limited body of research suggests that geographic factors may alter the magnitude of these disparities. A growing body of evidence has identified a “rural mortality penalty”
Steven A. Cohen, Monique J. Brown, Furong Xu, Caitlin C. Nash, Mary L. Greaney   +4 more
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