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The urban heat island pilot project : a look into Chicago’s progress

, 2011
Urban heat islands (UHIs) are unique phenomena that occur when urban areas experience higher temperatures than surrounding areas. The primary cause of urban heat islands is the absorption of insolation by urban structures that is nocturnally released ...
Giboo, Laura A.
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Observations of the urban heat island effect in outskirts of Venice

, 2014
According to European Environment Agency. data, approximately 75 % of the European population currently live in urban areas, and by 2020 it is estimated that this figure will increase to 80 % .
F. Spinazzè, PERON, FABIO, MAZZALI, UGO, DE MARIA, MARIA MICHELA   +3 more
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Study of seasonal variations of heat islands in Isfahan County using processing of MODIS and TIRS sensor images [PDF]

علوم زمین خوارزمی
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon, a significant outcome of urbanization and industrialization, leads to elevated land surface temperatures in urban areas compared to their surroundings.
Mina Jireh Nezhadian, Meisam Rastegari Mehr, Ata Shakeri   +2 more
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Modelling and observing urban climate in the Netherlands

, 2010
Volgens de klimaatscenario’s van het KNMI uit 2006 zal de gemiddelde temperatuur in Nederland in de komende decennia verder stijgen. Hittegolven zullen naar verwachting vaker voorkomen en de intensiteit van met name zomerse buien kan toenemen.
ter Maat, H.W., Holtslag, A.A.M., Steeneveld, G.J., Moors, E.J., Hove, B., van, Jacobs, C.M.J., Maat, H.W., ter, Heusinkveld, B.G., van Hove, B.   +8 more
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Urban heat island phenomenon in Central Europe [PDF]

, 2013
The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon is characterized by significantly higher temperatures in metropolitan areas as compared to the surrounding suburban and rural neighborhoods. In this context, this paper presents a preliminary report pertaining to an
Salahaldin Shoshtari; Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology, Kristina Orehounig; Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology, Ardeshir Mahdavi; Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology, Kristina Kiesel; Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology   +3 more
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A Multi-criteria Framework for Climate Change Resilient Street Trees

, 2023
Urban greenery can mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect by 2-4°C. The right trees for urban streets are influenced by several factors including climate, water, soil, surrounding surfaces and plants’ specifications ...
Mehdipour, A., Hayter, J., Soebarto, V., Bartesaghi Koc, C., Sharifi, E., Hill, K., Hawken, S., Arakawa Martins, L.   +7 more
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Studying the effect of “cool” coatings in street urban canyons and its potential as a heat island mitigation technique

, 2014
Surface temperature measurements carried out during summer period, at canyons’ facades, pavements and street inside a deep urban canyon, in the center of Athens.
Georgakis, Chrissa, Santamouris, Matheos, Zoras, Stamatis   +2 more
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Urban Heat Island Effect: Remote Sensing Monitoring and Assessment—Methods, Applications, and Future Directions

Atmosphere
This study systematically reviews the development and application of remote sensing technology in monitoring and evaluating urban heat island (UHI) effects.
Lili Zhao, Xuncheng Fan, Tao Hong
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Urban sprawl and thermal response in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 2000–2020

Environmental Research Communications
The urban heat island (UHI) environment is closely related to the daily life of residents, and the impact of UHI is further expanding in the era of rapid urbanization, which is particularly obvious in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration and ...
Hao Yuan, Yonglin Chen, Yunping Zhang, Lei Ming, Yuntao Xie   +4 more
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Analysis of the Relationship between Urban Heat Island and Vegetation Cover through Landsat ETM plus :A Case Study of Shenyang

, 2009
Urban heat island is a phenomenon that the temperature of urban area is higher than surrounding rural area or suburban area, which is considered as one of major problems in the 21(st) century posed to human beings.
Liang, Shouzhen, Shi, Ping
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