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Urban Heat Island Effects of Pavements
2022Urban heat island effect is one of the major issues and to be addressed in order to achieve sustainability. Human population in the cities has been increasing tremendously. As a result, natural areas are turned into buildings, roads etc. Scholars from various disciplines are now focused on the causes of Urban Heat Island effect and mitigation ...
Gokhan Calis +2 more
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Effect of the Urban Heat Island on Aerosol pH
Environmental Science & Technology, 2017The urban heat island (UHI) is a widely observed phenomenon whereby urban environments have higher temperatures and different relative humidities than surrounding suburban and rural areas. Temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) strongly affect the partitioning of semivolatile species found in the atmosphere, such as nitric acid, ammonia, and water.
Michael A. Battaglia +2 more
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Effects of urbanization on the urban heat island in Beirut
Urban Climate, 2015Abstract Given the growing urban populations in Beirut city and the increasing need for more housing and infrastructure, the impacts of the UHI can be felt more deeply. A recent study shows the close link between high temperatures and mortality in Beirut and the strong correlation between population growth and rising maximum and minimum temperatures ...
Noushig Kaloustian, Youssef Diab
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Energy aspects of urban planning. The urban heat island effect
CSE - City Safety Energy, 2013The research aims to analyze the tight relationship between the conformation of the city and the urban climate. The “heat island” phenomenon, typical of big urban centers, has a great impact on external temperatures, causing their increase compared to the surrounding rural areas.
SELICATO, Francesco, Cardinale T.
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Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs
Environmental Pollution, 2011This paper attempts to evaluate the positive effects of vegetation with a multi-scale approach: an urban and a building scale. Monitoring the urban heat island in four areas of New York City, we have found an average of 2 °C difference of temperatures between the most and the least vegetated areas, ascribable to the substitution of vegetation with man ...
Susca, Tiziana +2 more
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Construction of a cold island network for the urban heat island effect mitigation
Science of The Total EnvironmentThe urban heat island (UHI) effect seriously challenges sustainable urban development strategies and livability. Numerous studies have explored the UHI problem from the perspective of isolated blue and green patches, ignoring the overall function of cold island networks.
Fan, Liu +6 more
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Carbon Sequestration and the Urban heat Island Effect
2021An urban heat island is an urban or metropolitan area that is on average far warmer than the surrounding rural areas. In this lesson we will study the impact these warmer temperatures have on the carbon sequestration of urban trees.
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Mitigation of urban heat island effect and greenroofs
Indoor and Built Environment, 2013The anthropogenic developments have been causing a warming phenomenon of city centres called urban heat islands (UHI). The effect is made worse by the urban canopy characteristics of concrete, façade glazing and asphalt surfaces of building and road structures.
Jong Soo Lee +2 more
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Assessment of the Effects of Urban Heat Island on Buildings
2020Climate change and global warming have been indisputable as supported by mounting evidence of more extended, severe, and frequent occurrences of extreme weather events (EHEs), in particular, summertime heatwaves in recent years. EHEs often interact with buildings in urban area centers, which are densely packed by building blocks with vulnerable ...
Liangzhu (Leon) Wang, Chang Shu
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The Urban Heat Island Effect in Singapore
2007Buildings can influence climate. The impact is limited for an isolated building but magnifying tremendously for a city. According to Bridgman et al. (1995, p. 15), buildings influence the urban climate in five major ways: by replacing vegetated area, presenting blocky and angular buildings, releasing artificial heat, disposing rainfall rapidly, and ...
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