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SQUARE CONTRIBUTION TO URBAN MICROCLIMATE

, 2022
Devido as atuais dinâmicas e configurações do ambiente urbano, torna-se necessário que a paisagem construída e natural atue de forma equilibrada, garantindo qualidade ambiental ao ambiente construído. As praças – objeto deste estudo – proporcionam benefícios à vida pública urbana, além de influenciar na esfera ambiental.
de Oliveira, Hyria Fraga, Ramos, Larissa Letícia Andara   +1 more
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Adapting to Urban Heights: Multidimensional Gradients Drive Nest‐Selection Plasticity and Trade‐Offs in a Human‐Commensal Sparrow

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang, Guanqun Kou, Fangyuan Liu, Xu Liu, Juyong Li, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuan Yin, Limin Wang, John C. Wingfield, Fumin Lei, Dongming Li   +11 more
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The Synergistic Relationship between Urban Building Energy Performance, Microclimate, and Urban Elements [PDF]

Port Said Engineering Research Journal
In recent years, the accuracy of assessing the energy performance of buildings in cities has relied not only on building attributes but also on urban elements (block form, urban canyon, vegetation, blue spaces {refers to water features}, and pavement ...
Mai Youshaa, Naglaa Megahed, Nancy Badawy, Hossam El Samaty   +3 more
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Methodologies for assessing urban microclimates

, 2018
The environmental thermal loading on urban buildings is governed by its climate. It has long been recognised that cities exhibit distinct climates, and are typically warmer than surrounding rural areas to describe the influence of the urban heat island (UHI) effect.
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Assessment of the effects of different tree species on urban microclimate

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018
Trees in urban areas are important for their ecological functions in addition to their esthetic characteristics. Trees provide positive effects on urban microclimate by canopy, reflection, and transpiration activities; therefore, they help to decline formation of heat island.
Mehmet Akif Irmak, Sevgi Yilmaz, Emral Mutlu, Hasan Yilmaz   +3 more
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Putting Rodents at the Center of One Health Programs: A Narrative Synthesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Rodents link human, animal, and environmental health across diverse ecosystems. Rodent diversity underpins both zoonotic disease risk and ecosystem function. Environmental change reshapes rodent communities and spillover dynamics. Rodents act as reservoirs, amplifiers, and sentinels of emerging pathogens.
Steven R. Belmain
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting Responses of Rodents With Different Habitat Associations to Rapid Urbanization in a Chinese Megacity

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Rapid urbanization reshaped rodent populations, morphology, and gut microbiota along an urban–rural gradient. The synanthropic rat (Rattus norvegicus) increased in abundance toward the urban core and exhibited reduced ear and tail length, whereas the farmland mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and woodland rat (Niviventer confucianus) declined.
Chao Zhang, Yingqun Feng, Shaoya Wang, Tiantian Xia, Jing Chen, Zekai Ren, Dan Yang, Hongyu Niu, Hongmao Zhang   +8 more
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A method to map land use impacts on microclimate regulation supply in urban environments

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Land use impacts land surface temperature (LST), especially in urban areas where anthropogenic materials have a high capacity to store energy. Nevertheless, cities have many other land uses (e.g., forests, lawns) that can reduce LST and contribute to ...
Paulo Pereira, Luis Valenca Pinto, Marius Kalinauskas, Egle Baltranaite, Eduardo Gomes, Miguel Inacio, Damia Barcelo   +6 more
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Urban Environments Impact Parasite Diversity and an Antipredator Response in an Amphibian Model

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urbanization reshapes parasite–host interactions in the amphibian Pelophylax perezi, increasing blood parasite diversity and Lankesterella loads under higher anthropogenic pressure. Urban frogs also show longer flight initiation distances and tibiofibulae, indicating altered antipredator strategies.
Asier Sánchez‐Gainzarain, Rodrigo Megía‐Palma, Lucía Alarcón‐Ríos, Gemma Palomar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Vegetated and Synthetic (Impervious) Surfaces on the Microclimate of Urban Area

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2013
The present paper shows the considerable impacts of both vegetated and synthetic surfaces on the microclimate of urban area. Vegetation of a particular place affects the microclimate through reduced solar radiation and lower air temperature due to ...
MO Obiakor, CD Ezeonyejiaku, TC Mogbo
doaj   +2 more sources