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Energy Science & EngineeringThis study examines the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect on building energy consumption in Tehran from 1998 to 2024, utilizing MODIS satellite data. Findings indicate that SUHI significantly elevates urban temperatures, with an average increase of
Rasool Maroofiazar, Ali Maboudi Reveshti
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Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity and Urban Utility Consumption: Impact Analysis and Projections. [PDF]
ScientificWorldJournalThe rise in urban temperature has several impacts on the urban population. It manifests in water consumption, quality, and availability; energy consumption; greenhouse gas emissions; ecological disturbances; and human health. Studies have been conducted on the severity of the impact of surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) on these variables at ...
Mekonnen GT +3 more
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Urban Science, 2023 The present study has been carried out to analyze the seasonal variation of the Urban Heat and Cool Island over the nine developing cities of India. The magnitude of urban heat/cool island and vegetation gradient (∆NDVI) were measured from the daytime ...
Vinayak Bhanage +4 more
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State-of-Art in Studying the Public Health Effects of Heat: A Literature Review. [PDF]
Glob ChallThis review aims to consolidate current knowledge about the public health impact of heat. Pathophysiological mechanisms are well‐known, but an ‘environmental epidemiology’ perspective is essential to drive adaptation strategies. Abstract The impact of heat and heatwaves on human health constitutes a significant hazard, disproportionately affecting ...
Gianquintieri L, Caiani EG.
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Quantitative Evaluation of Heat Island Effect in Chongqing Metropolitan Circle
应用气象学报, 2023 With global warming and rapid urbanization, urban climate is considered to be one important factor impacting urban ecological environment, and the most obvious feature of urban climate is the surface urban heat island(SUHI).
Zhang Dejun +5 more
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Distribusi Spasial Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) Kawasan Permukiman Perkotaan di Kota Yogyakarta
Media Komunikasi Geografi, 2022 Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis karakteristik distribusi SUHI pada kawasan permukiman di Kota Yogyakarta. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan citra Landsat 8 yang memiliki band termal. Berdasarkan luas cakupan wilayah yang terdapat fenomena SUHI di Kota Yogyakarta mencapai +1.046,86 ha, sedangkan +2.232,1 ha merupakan non-SUHI karena nilainya ...
Fiel Unggul Prastyo +2 more
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Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Many studies on mitigation of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) are conducted from the perspective of landscape patch allocation, and few studies have investigated the overall impact of network connectivity on SUHI.
Jieling Luo, Hui Fu
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Remote Sensing, 2023 The urban heat island effect poses a growing threat to human society, especially in densely populated and developed megacities. With the introduction of the Local Climate Zones (LCZ) framework, new perspectives and findings have been brought to urban ...
Yifan Luo +5 more
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Environment International, 2022 The inconstant climate change and rapid urbanization substantially disturb the global thermal balance and induce severe urban heat island (UHI) effect, adversely impacting human development and health.
Yuan Yuan +5 more
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Remote Sensing Applications: Society and EnvironmentMichele Munafò, Marco Morabito
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