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The urban heat island under extreme heat conditions: a case study of Hannover, Germany [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Global warming has resulted in higher frequencies of climate extremes, such as drought periods or heat waves. Heat waves are intensified in urban areas due to the urban heat island effect.
Nadja Kabisch +3 more
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Comparison of mediating effects of air pollutants on urban morphology and urban heat Island intensity at block scale [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe urban heat island effect seriously challenges the sustainability and livability of urban development. Air pollutants (AP) may play a mediating role in the impact of urban morphology (UM) on the canopy layer urban heat island intensity (CLUHII) and ...
Jiayu Fan +4 more
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Editorial: Special Issue on Geographical Analysis and Modeling of Urban Heat Island Formation
Remote Sensing, 2023 This Special Issue focuses on the data, methods, techniques, and empirical outcomes of urban heat island studies from a time and space perspective. We showcase research papers, empirical studies, conceptual or analytic reviews, and policy-related tasks ...
Yuji Murayama, Ruci Wang
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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGE ANALYSIS OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN WUHAN CITY [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 China has experienced rapid urbanization and rapid development of economy in the past decades, resulting in severe damage to the urban ecological environment, causing changes in the urban thermal environment and triggering the urban heat island effect ...
M. H. Huang, J. J. Chen
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Urban heat islands are major factors hindering the quality of present-day urban habitats. The ongoing acceleration of the worldwide urbanization process is leading to an exacerbation of the urban heat island effect; however, urban forestry can mitigate ...
Yarong Yang +5 more
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Atmosphere, 2023 The urban heat island effect is a typical feature of urban climates. Problems associated with urban heat islands include an increase in energy consumption and health issues resulting from a reduction in thermal comfort.
Shiyun Cheng, Shuai Li, Feng Qi
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A System Dynamics Model to Facilitate the Development of Policy for Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Urban Science, 2021 This article presents a customized system dynamics model to facilitate the informed development of policy for urban heat island mitigation within the context of future climate change, and with special emphasis on the reduction of heat-related mortality ...
Robert Dare
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Disproportionate exposure to urban heat island intensity across major US cities
Nature Communications, 2021 Urban heat stress poses a major risk to public health. Case studies of individual cities suggest that heat exposure, like other environmental stressors, may be unequally distributed across income groups.
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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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Sustainable Mitigation Strategies for Urban Heat Island Effects in Urban Areas
Sustainability, 2023 The globe is at a crossroads in terms of the urban heat island effect, with rising surface temperatures due to urbanization and an expanding built environment.
Abdul Munaf Mohamed Irfeey +5 more
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