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Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community
Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2016 Urbanization is known to disrupt the surface energy balance of an urban area. The phenomenon of higher temperatures and thermal discomforts within a local urban setting is broadly known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.
Lai, PC, Wong, PYP, Hart, M
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A review on the CFD analysis of urban microclimate [PDF]
, 2017 Urban microclimate studies are gaining popularity due to rapid urbanization. Many studies documented that urban microclimate can affect building energy performance, human morbidity and mortality and thermal comfort.
Y. Toparlar +3 more
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The Influence of Urban Morphology on the Urban Microclimate. [PDF]
Air and Water Components of the Environment Conference, 2019 In this paper, GIS techniques and satellite data are used in order to analyze the impact of the two types of urban design existing in the neighborhoods of Bucharest on the local microclimate.
Georgiana GRIGORAȘ +3 more
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Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate [PDF]
Advances in Meteorology, 2018 A climate-responsive landscape design can create a more livable urban microclimate with adequate human comfortability. This paper aims to quantitatively investigate the effects of landscape design elements of pavement materials, greenery, and water ...
Wei Yang, Yaolin Lin, Chun-Qing Li
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Urban microclimate and its impact on built environment – A review
Building and Environment, 2023 Shen Yang, Leon Wang, Ted Stathopoulos
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EngRapid urbanization has led to substantial changes in land use, resulting in challenges related to the urban microclimate across multiple scales. Given the strong relationship between urban morphology and microclimatic conditions, designing appropriate ...
Zohreh Moradi +3 more
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Impacts of Microclimate Conditions on the Energy Performance of Buildings in Urban Areas [PDF]
Buildings, 2019 Urbanization trends have changed the morphology of cities in the past decades. Complex urban areas with wide variations in built density, layout typology, and architectural form have resulted in more complicated microclimate conditions.
Kavan Javanroodi, Vahid M. Nik
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Factors affecting microclimatic conditions in urban environment [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Urbanization leads to dramatic changes in urban microclimate, and becomes a serious problem in terms of ensuring comfortable and healthy living of city dwellers.
Giyasova Irina
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