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Increased temperature in urban ground as source of sustainable energy [PDF]

, 2016
This paper is part of the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (Sustainable City 2015). http://www.witconferences.comDensely urbanized areas are characterized by special microclimatic conditions with ...
Bayer, P., Benz, S., Blum, P., Rivera, J.   +3 more
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Variations microclimatiques et effet de la végétation dans la ville aride de Ghardaïa, Algérie

VertigO, 2022
Characterizing urban climate in hot arid cities is a key step to understand the interactions of climatic variables with the built-up and the vegetation.
Rachid Amieur, Djamila Rouag Saffidine, Christiane Weber   +2 more
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Mitigating urban heat island through neighboring rural land cover

Nature Cities
Globally, the deteriorating Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect poses a significant threat to human health and undermines ecosystem stability. UHI mitigation strategies have been investigated and utilized extensively within cities by the provision of green ...
Miao Yang, Chen Ren, Haorui Wang, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Prashant Kumar, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-jie Cao   +7 more
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Time Evolution of the Surface Urban Heat Island

Earth's Future, 2021
Atmospheric and surface urban heat islands (UHI) originate from common energetic processes, but the status of scientific knowledge on their time evolution is highly disparate.
I. D. Stewart, E. S. Krayenhoff, J. Voogt, J. Lachapelle, M. Allen, A. Broadbent   +5 more
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Determination of land surface temperature and urban heat island effects with remote sensing capabilities: the case of Kayseri, Türkiye

Natural Hazards
Kayseri, a densely urbanized province in Türkiye, grapples with pressing challenges of air pollution and limited green spaces, accentuating the need for strategic urban planning.
Mehmet Çetin, Mehtap Ozenen Kavlak, Muzeyyen Anil Senyel Kurkcuoglu, Gulsah Bilge Ozturk, S. Çabuk, A. Çabuk   +5 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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Diversified evolutionary patterns of surface urban heat island in new expansion areas of 31 Chinese cities

npj Urban Sustainability
As a hot area of population inflow in the process of urbanization, the urban expansion area faces rapid growth of surface urban heat island (SUHI). However, the multi-dimensional evolutionary characteristics of SUHI in urban expansion areas are still ...
Jian Peng, Ruilin Qiao, Qi Wang, Shuying Yu, Jianquan Dong, Zhiwei Yang   +5 more
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Urban Heat Island and Its Interaction with Heatwaves: A Review of Studies on Mesoscale

Sustainability, 2021
With rapid urbanization, population growth and anthropogenic activities, an increasing number of major cities across the globe are facing severe urban heat islands (UHI). UHI can cause complex impacts on the urban environment and human health, and it may
Jing Kong, Yongling Zhao, J. Carmeliet, C. Lei   +3 more
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Karakteristik Kondisi Urban Heat Island DKI Jakarta [PDF]

, 2013
DKI Jakarta area with high CO2 emission and 84,95 % of built-up areas (year of 2009) cause urban heat island (UHI). To overcome UHI problems, its characteristics must be known. Trend analysis of surface temperature areas was conducted by comparison of
Hermawan, R. (Rachmad), Rushayati, S. B. (Siti)   +1 more
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Visualizing urban microclimate and quantifying its impact on building energy use in San Francisco [PDF]

, 2019
Weather data at nearby airports are usually used in building energy simulation to estimate energy use in buildings or evaluate building design or retrofit options.
Hong, T, Luo, X, Sun, K, Xu, Y, Zhang, W
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