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Investigating the Effect of Urban Form on Heat Island Phenomena: Case Study of Jeddah, KSA

, 2023
This study is to debate urban forms embraces urban heat island adaptation and mitigation actions. It also aims to investigate the effect of urban design impacts, to develop strategies for reducing urban heat island influences with a good preparation for ...
Ragab, Tarek, Aburuzaiza, Amani Ahmad., Mohamed, Mady   +2 more
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Numerical investigation of urban heat island effect in various urban forms

Energy and Built Environment
s: The urban heat island effect is a widespread phenomenon in major cities worldwide, exerting significant impacts on urban environments, human health, and energy consumption, thus attracting extensive research interest.
Tingzhen Ming, Yachen Liu, Tianhao Shi, Chong Peng, Yanhua Chen, Renaud de Richter, Yueping Fang   +6 more
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Urban Forests for Carbon Sequestration and Heat Island Mitigation [PDF]

, 2022
Urban forests serve both as a carbon sequestration pool and heat island mitigation tool. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of urban heat islands. Thus, new urban planning strategies demand our attention.
Klein, Levente J, Albrecht, Conrad M
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Mitigating urban heat island through green roofs [PDF]

, 2015
One of the key measures to fight urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon is by increasing the use of green approaches including green technologies and vegetation.
Shahidan, Mohd Fairuz, Jaafar, Mohamad Fakri Zaky, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Arabi, Roozbeh, Rakhshandehroo, Mehdi   +4 more
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The relationship between built-up areas and the spatial development of the mean maximum urban heat island in Debrecen, Hungary

, 2005
The climate of built-up regions differs significantly from rural regions and the most important modifying effect of urbanization on local climate is the urban temperature excess, otherwise called the urban heat island (UHI).
Bottyán, Zsolt, Unger, János, Bíróné Kircsi, Andrea, Szegedi, Sándor   +3 more
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Surface Urban Heat Island and Canopy Layer Heat Island in Beijing

Applied Sciences
Studying urban heat islands holds significance for the sustainable development of cities. This comprehensive study analyzed the temporal characteristics of a Surface Urban Heat Island and Canopy Layer Heat Island by employing Moderate-Resolution Imaging ...
Debao Yuan, Liuya Zhang, Yuqing Fan, Wenbin Sun, Deqin Fan, Xurui Zhao   +5 more
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Modelling of the annual mean maximum urban heat island with the application of 2 and 3D surface parameters [PDF]

, 2006
The primary aim of this study was to reveal quantitatively what effect urban structure has on the development, magnitude and spatial distribution of the annual mean maximum urban heat island using a selected representative sample area in Szeged ...
Unger, János
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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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The polycentricity of urban population will lead to improvements in urban heat island effect: Evidence from the Yangtze river delta in China

Sustainable Futures
Currently, major cities globally are universally and actively implementing strategies for the polycentric development of urban spatial structures. However, the impacts of this strategy on the ecological environment and residents' lives require further ...
Cheng Wang, Jingyuan Chen, Qinpei Wang, Dan Li, Meng Zhu, Zhiqiang Gan, Menglin Qin, Yunbin Zhang   +7 more
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Urban heat island classification through alternative normalized difference vegetation index [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Urban heat island is characterized by higher temperatures in urban areas compared to their surroundings. Vegetation, quantified by the normalized difference vegetation index, is key in mitigating urban heat island effects and ...
N. Chanpichaigosol, C. Chaichana, D. Rinchumphu   +2 more
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